The Early History of Black and Jewish Communities in America

The end of the nineteenth century found Black and Jewish communities in America living side by side, both facing discrimination from the white Protestant majority.  Conflict and shifting in power structures brought on feelings of racism and antisemitism between the two groups, yet the horrors of World War II and the Holocaust would unite the communities around an unlikely cause: Zionism.

These videos were created in partnership with The Jewish Federations of North America.