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Renee Ghert-Zand is a reporter and feature writer for The Times of Israel. The Moorish Zionist Temple, Harlem, NY, 1929 (James Van Der Zee/The Folklore Research Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem via the National Library of Israel Digital Collection) Early 1920s newspaper ads for the blockbuster New York Yiddish stage shows Yente Telebende (Loquacious Battle‐Ax), featured a Black artist among the spotlighted performers. This was Thomas LaRue, a Yiddish-speaking singer widely known in the interwar period as der schvartzer khazan (The Black Cantor). Although long-forgotten now, LaRue (who sometimes used the surname Jones) was among the favorites of Yiddish theater and cantorial music. Reportedly raised in Newark, New Jersey, by a single mother who was drawn to Judaism, he even drew interest from beyond the US. ....
Face2Face Africa Help us remain independent and free with as little as $6. Contribute Search Mildred Europa Taylor | Head of Content Full bio Recent articles Mildred Europa Taylor is a writer and content creator. She loves writing about health and women s issues in Africa and the African diaspora. Arnold Josiah Ford created several songs, served on committees of the UNIA and spoke at rallies before later founding a synagogue in New York. (Public Domain Image) Jamaica-born Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, per his biographies, was raised a Catholic but some historians have questioned whether or not he was a Muslim, considering he came into contact with personalities like Egyptian nationalist Duse Muhammad Ali, members of the Indian Hetrodox Ahmadiyyah Movement, and then Arnold Josiah Ford. ....