February 2018: The Color of Water Discussion Blog

[UF Hillel]

1. How has your knowledge—or lack thereof—about your family background shaped your own self-image?

2. "It was in her sense of education, more than any other, that Mommy conveyed her Jewishness to us." In what ways do Jewish values instill the importance of education?

3. James McBride calls himself 'a black man'. Given that he has a white mother, does he have a choice about this identity? Why or why not?

4. Do we as individuals have a choice in how we identify ourselves?