African-American Jews are people who are both African American and Jewish, whether by mixed ancestry or conversion. African-American Jews may be either Jewish from birth or converts to Judaism. Many A
Musician Lenny Kravitz (whose father was of Ashkenazi ancestry and Ukrainian-Jewish background) refers to himself as being "half-Jewish"
Singer, actor, and comedian Sammy Davis Jr., who was a convert to Judaism
Comedian Eric André, the son of an Ashkenazi Jewish mother and an Afro-Haitian father
Rapper Drake (a dual-citizen of Canada and the United States), born to an African-American father and a Canadian Ashkenazi Jewish mother and an adherent of the Jewish faith since youth
Black Hebrew Israelites are a new religious movement claiming that African Americans are descendants of the ancient Israelites. Some sub-groups believe that indigenous peoples of the Americas and Lati
African-American Jews
…African-American Jews. Caribbean Jews became members of Ashkenazi Jewish synagogues in the United States and also contributed to the formation of early Black Hebrew Israelite congregations in Harlem during the early 20th century. Several historic Jewish congregations in the United States mention early African-American…
Black Hebrew Israelites proselytizing in New York City, 1995
A photograph of William Saunders Crowdy which appeared in a 1907 edition of The Baltimore Sun
The former headquarters of the Church of God and Saints of Christ in Washington, D.C. The building is now known as First Tabernacle Beth El and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
African Hebrew Israelites speak to visitors in Dimona, Israel.