RESOURCES FOR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT RACISM, INCLUSION AND JUSTICE
Published June 3, 2020
A brighter future starts with small conversations every day at home.
Right now, even if it feels uncomfortable, it’s important for families to talk about race and racism together. The following resources offer starting points for parents, educators, adults and caregivers to have conversations about race, racism, inclusion and justice.
Click here to read our Jewish community’s collective response to the killing of George Floyd. Click here to read Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA)’s statement, of which Federation is a signer.
For Parents
Talking about Race with Young Children
Raising Kids to be Thoughtful about Diversity
What is Jewish About Respecting Differences?
Diverse Toys to Raise Compassionate Children
Children’s Book Lists
Jewish Anti-Racist Reading Lists for Children of all Ages
Books about Identity, Bias and Bullying
More Children’s Books about Race
Multicultural Jewish Children’s Books
For Educators
Resources for Adults about Race and Criminal Justice
Conversations
Coming to the Table: Discussions about Race
Videos and Articles
Understanding the Black Lives Matter Movement
The Black Lives Matter Movement and Antisemitism
Publication: TribeHerald, centered on Jews of color
Video: We Need to Talk About an Injustice, TED Talk with Bryan Stephenson
Videos: A Primer on Mass Incarceration
Article: What We in the Black Community Need from Jews Right Now
Article: Why I, a Minneapolis Rabbi, Changed My Mind About ‘Black Lives Matter
Books
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Color Blindness, by Michelle Alexander
Just Mercy, by Bryan Stephenson (founder of the Equal Justice Initiative)
So You Want to Talk About Race, by Ijeoma Oluo
Slavery By Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II, by Douglas A. Blackmon
The Little Book of Racial Healing by Thomas Norman DeWolf and Jodie Geddes
Films
When They See Us, on Netflix
Just Mercy (based on the book), on Amazon Prime
13th (documentary), on Netflix
