A colleague of mine who worked for a Jewish organization told me of the blowback he experienced in the aftermath of the George Floyd killing: “We issued a very strong public statement condemning the George Floyd murder. We said all the right things and specifically cited the role of systemic racism. But I’ve been getting incredible flack because we didn’t involve a Jew of color in the drafting of the statement.” “Apparently,” I responded, “Jewish organizations are no longer allowed to even say all the right things without a Jew of color helping them say
