by Diane Tobin | Jul 13, 2021 | Identity
On June 24, tragedy hit the town of Surfside, Florida. A building collapsed overnight without any warning, prompting a search and rescue operation. At the moment I am writing this, 78 people have been killed and approximately 62 are still unaccounted for. It’s not not...
by Diane Tobin | Jun 30, 2021 | Holidays, Identity
Juneteenth (also known as Emancipation Day) – the celebration of 19 June 1865, the day in which Texas complied with the Emancipation Proclamation – is now a national holiday in the United States. The circumstances leading to the proposed bill turning into law were...
by Diane Tobin | May 18, 2021 | Holidays, Identity
My racial identity and my Jewish identity are inextricably tied to the day that marked the striking down of laws against intermarriage. I was raised by my Italian grandma and my German grandpa in the white suburbs of Chicago. My dad was Black and my mom was white....
by Diane Tobin | Apr 26, 2021 | Identity
Antisemitism and racism have both been on the rise in the United Kingdom. The particulars of local politics have complicated the fight against these trends by often pitting the needs of Jewish community against the needs of people of Color. This has put Jews of Color...
by Diane Tobin | Apr 22, 2021 | Identity
Being Black in America is its own journey within the journey of just being human, and living, and discovering who you really are on a soul level. Then there’s being Black and Jewish. And then there’s being Black, Jewish, married to a white Jew, and having bi-ethnic...
