Tuesday, 07 February 2012 11:36

Black-Jewish history not as tidy as often presented

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From Jweekly:

This month, students across the United States commemorate Black History Month. But at one Bay Area Jewish day school, every month is black history month.

Students at this Jewish day school — where I spent a semester observing U.S. history classes — spent much of the school year learning about the role African Americans have had in shaping our nation's history. Their studies also took a Jewish twist as they learned about a special bond between black and Jewish communities. It sounds like an appropriate lesson for a Jewish school.

There's only one problem: It's not good history.

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