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What Jewish Looks Like with Liz Kleinrock

A community discussion for Jewish American Heritage Month.

Asian Jews, Black Jews, Jews of Spanish and Latin American heritage--all live in Washington DC. In celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month this May, please join the Library and American Jewish Committee for a fireside chat moderated by Liz Kleinrock, co-author of the book, What Jewish Looks Like.

Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing. 

About the Author

Liz Kleinrock, a transracially adopted Korean, Jewish, queer, antibias, and antiracist educator, will address What Jewish Looks Like by sharing her personal journey and chatting with a few of the Jewish people featured and represented in her beautifully written and illustrated new book. 

About the Book

A first-ever collection that disrupts the narrative of how a Jewish person is perceived, What Jewish Looks Like includes accessible primers on important Jewish history, a map, quotes, and much more! Too many Jews have been told: ""You don't look Jewish!"" It begs the question, ""what does Jewish look like?"" Well, there are over fifteen million Jews in the world, which means there are more than fifteen million ways to look and be Jewish. It can look like setting out menorahs on tribal land, adding kimchi to the seder plate, organizing for change, and living out loud. Shining a light on Paralympians and chefs, anthropologists and activists, dancers and dreamers, the individuals in these pages represent a range of identities. But they are threaded together by one unmistakable truth: their lives, work, and commitment to Jewish values have changed our world for the better. These bold profiles and inspiring everyday stories come together to create a tapestry that beautifully reflects the multifaceted essence of the Jewish people.

About the Panelists

Josh Maxey is the Executive Director of Bet Mishpachah, DC’s LGBTQ+ Synagogue and leads the Jews of Color cohort at Washington Hebrew, one of the largest synagogues in DC.

Ruth Behar is a Cuban Jewish American anthropologist and author.  She was the first Latina American to be offered a MacArthur Fellowship and she has won a Newberry Honors Award.  She has written more than 14 books.

Ari Ne’eman is an Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health. Prior to entering academia, he worked as a disability rights activist for fifteen years.

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