Black-Jewish coalition emerges in Denver

the last day of the decade, Colorado Jews received a strong declaration of support from Denver’s African American community. That there were more Jews than Christians on Dec. 31 in the Absolute Word Church at 24th and California Streets in Curtis Park was a possible indication that the statement of ecumenical solidarity was sorely needed, and most welcome, among Jews worried about the spate of anti-Semitic violence and harassment against Jews in New York and New Jersey in recent months, much of it perpetrated by African Americans. While Denver is far away from those locales — and while similar problems have not surfaced here — the unequivocal expressions of brotherhood and understanding from black clergy clearly were music to Jewish ears. The press conference began […]