Discussing the largest data set of Jews of Color in United States History and informed by working with more than 50 Jews of Color led/focused organizations/programs and hundreds of leaders, Ilana Kaufman, Executive Director of the Jews of Color Initiative (JoCI) joins us for what will be a lively discussion about the JoCI’s most recent study, Beyond the Count: Perspectives & Lived Experiences of Jews of Color commissioned by the Jews of Color Initiative.
About Ilana Kaufman
Ilana’s work sits at the center of Jewish community, racial equity, and justice, is anchored by the voices and experience of Jews of Color, and is focused on grantmaking, research and field building, and community education.
As a guest on NPR’s All Things Considered and Code Switch, with pieces featured in eJewish Philanthropy and The Foundation Review, and an Eli Talk titled Who Counts, Race and the Jewish Future with 36,000 views, Ilana is passionate about all things at the intersection of Jewish community, racial justice, Jews of Color, education, and philanthropy.
Ilana was previously the Public Affairs and Civic Engagement Director, East Bay for the San Francisco, Bay Area Jewish Community Relations Council.
A Senior Schusterman Fellow who is always searching Jewish text for discussion of equity and justice, Ilana received her B.A. in Sociology from California State University-Humboldt and her M.A. in Educational Pedagogy from Mills College.