A black converts recent experience with El Al was not ideal. Unfortunately, it reflects some of the larger issues that affect black converts (and other Jews of unusual ethnic backgrounds). I hope none of you ever have to face this kind of treatment, but I want you to know it exists out there. “This was a lovely trip to Israel before that moment… I know that my experience was not uncommon and I know some groups get far more scrutiny, face detainment, imprisonment or worse. I was scared, upset and offended. I knew it wasn’t that bad in the larger scheme, but I was also keenly aware of the double standard based on color and appearance.” It felt, he says, “like someone had hit me with a bat in the stomach. It was just a reminder of how some people will never see me as Jewish… I thought being a ‘guest of honor’ meant something.”
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 03:09:11 +0000
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