Our histories, our ethnicities, and our cultures are varied, and recognizing this is important - and I say this to my fellow Jews as well, as there is racism and lack of inclusion within our community, too.
When you think of Jewish Americans, many people tend to assume we’re a monolith: white and Ashkenazi (of European descent) - when the reality is, we are so much more. People like Deborah Lipstadt (a historian confirmed as the State Department’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism), Joan Rivers, Daveed Diggs, photographer Diane Arbus, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg are just some of the notable Jewish Americans we can celebrate this month. May is Jewish American Heritage Month, when we celebrate Jewish contributions to American culture, history, and society.
