Ideas

Why Jews of color like me need to tell our stories

“My appearance tells one narrative, while my heritage tells another,” writes a JTA Teen Fellow.

A family memoir is about the search for a Jewish homeland, from Zion to Texas

Rachel Cockerell’s “Melting Point” touches on Zionism, assimilation and a short-lived effort to divert Jewish immigrants from Ellis Island to Galveston.

Teen Fellowship Ideas

I’m half-Jewish, but my Jewish life is as full as it gets

“While I may not fit others’ ideas of a Jewish teen born to Jewish parents,” writes a JTA Teen Fellow, “I will not let their comments affect my journey.”