Who says that blacks and jews don't get along?!

A couple nights ago, Ray was nice enough to take me to this event through his place of employment. It was at the Museum of Jewish History. Their new exhibit, Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow: Jewish Refugee Scholars, examined the strong relationships built between Jewish professors at historically black colleges and their pupils. It truly was an eye opening experience. I had never even heard of this before. I found it so interesting how many of these pupils went on to be presidents and deans of colleges or internationally renowned poets and artists; one even became Surgeon General. These people were in college to become plumbers and maids, but a few good professors changed the course of their lives. The exhibit also highlighted political cartoons, which paralleled America's treatment of blacks to Nazi Germany's treatment of the Jews.

Overall, it was a great experience. There was free food and drink. I got to hang out with some very cool people, and I learned so much. Check out Ray's blog for his opinion on the shooting at the Holocaust Museum in DC. His title says it all: We've only come so far.

Peace,

Kim