Jews and Blacks: A Dialogue on
Race, Religion, and Culture in
America by Cornel West
Hope For Fighting Bigotry
Examining the issues that have united blacks and Jews in the past and
that now separate them, two long-time friends and leading intellectuals try
to restore the special relationship between the two groups in a hard-
hitting and worthwhile exchange. Reprint. K.
Personal Review: Jews and Blacks: A Dialogue on Race,
Religion, and Culture in America by Cornel West
Micheal Learner and Cornel West attempt to solve some of the problems
and tentions that have turned Blacks against Jews, and Jews against
Blacks. What ethnic and or religious group have suffered the most? Native
Americans,Chinese,Japanese,Blacks, Jews? What ever your answer
maybe, the truth is that Blacks and Jews have been the some of the most
oppressed poeple in America and the world. It is that one factor that has
linked these two groups as allies, and enemies. The Civil Rights

Movement in America was centered around the coalition between Blacks
and Jews. Jews and Blacks spent countless of hours, days, and years for
the betterment and equality of African Americans. Blacks and Jews
protested,fought, and died for the sake of the movement. The late Dr.
Martian Luther King, and Rabbi. Abraham Joshua Heshual, Marched side
by side in the March on Washington. Micheal Learner and Cornel West
explore the relationship between the two groups, during and after the
1950's-1960's. Learner and West specifically address the bitter end of
what seemed to be a good thing. Inspite of the awesome force that the
Black-Jewish coalition has forged, like most things, it came to an end. But
the ending was not romantic as it was hurtful. The murder of Dr. King
declined the progress, and a new Black Nationalism emerged from the
surface. The Black Nationalist believed that if "good Whites" were sincere
they would, "go back to your own neighborhoods and teach there own
people. We blacks have to solve our own problems"! The nationalist
movement broke the partnership between the two groups. Micheal
Learner and Cornel West dialog on current tentions, that includes
Farrakhan and Crown Hieghts. There is no question that leaders from
both sides added fuel to the fire between Blacks and Jews. When Jesse
Jackson showed his favor Yassar Arafat, it disturbed the Jewish
community. The American Jewish community layed out a full campain to
murder the character of Jesse Jackson. They called themselves the "Jews
against Jackson". There solgan was "ruien Jesse ruien". The Jewish
attempt to destroy Jackson was an outrage to the Black community. No
African American was more outraged than Louis Farrakhan. Farrakhan
couldn't believe that Jackson denounced, and dismissed his assistance.
As a result, Louis Muhammed Farrakhan lead a huge cusade against the
Jewish community. In an attempted to "break up the relationship between
Blacks and Jews Farrakhan preached anit-semitism to anyone who would
listen. He has distributed literature entitled "the secret relationship
between Blacks and Jews, and the Protocals of the Elders of Zion". He
has hosted lectures on the "international Jew, and the Jewish conspircy
to destroy Black Leadership. Although there is no question of small
elements of Black anitsemitism, Micheal Learner also responds to racism
within the Jewish community. He has admitted that racism is a double
edge knife that cuts both ways. His book, along with the insite of Cornel
West was designed to reach both communities. They reconized the
problems and realities, than discovered positive ways of fixing it. They
have done an excellent job of getting there serious message heard.
Blackss and Jews, let the healing began!
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