(JEWISH GROUP) 'A Vision Coming to Life': More Than 100 Leaders Join First National Convening of Black-Jewish Alliance
Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) African-American Alliance Manager Dazia Wallerson was among the more than 100 leaders from across the United States who participated last week in the inaugural National Convening of the Black-Jewish Alliance in Miami, Florida.
Hosted by the Exodus Leadership Forum and Redstone Family Foundation, the forum — the first-of-its kind in more than a quarter-century — drew together clergy, organizers, artists, philanthropists, educators, civic leaders, and cultural figures with the aim of strengthening relationships, confronting rising antisemitism and racism, and developing a shared national strategy for renewing and revitalizing the historical Black-Jewish partnership.
Keynote speakers at the three-day summit included TV personality Van Jones, media executive and philanthropist Shari Redstone, and civil rights icon Dr. Benjamin Chavis, among others.
“We are living through a period of crisis of rising antisemitism, rising racism, and growing division in our nation,” Chavis said. “But history shows us that movements are born in moments like this. This convening is not simply about remembering past solidarity — it is about building a participatory national strategy that allows millions of people to join in the work of justice, repair, and shared liberation.”
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