Race/Related: ‘Blackness Deserves a Seat at the Seder’

The food historian and author Michael W. Twitty will celebrate Passover with a Seder plate that speaks to his identity. 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McCoy for The New York Times Black American Jews Share Their Passover Traditions By Kayla Stewart At a table in Fredericksburg, Va., surrounded by loved ones, Michael W. Twitty will celebrate Passover this year with a Seder plate that speaks directly to his identity. Mr. Twitty, an African American [food historian and author](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkM-xXP0SyaHR0cHM6Ly9hZnJvY3VsaW5hcmlhLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzcmZW1jPWVkaXRfcnJfMjAyMjA0MDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTc4ODkmbmw9cmFjZSUyRnJlbGF0ZWQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg4MDA3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiS1dnUWJC7tnbUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), will make his haroseth, a dish that symbolizes the mortar Israelites used while they were enslaved by Egyptians, with pecans and molasses. The molasses represents the sugar cane that was central to the American slave trade, and the pecans represent African American resilience and celebration in the South. Sweet potato, an important vegetable in the African diaspora, will serve as the karpas, signifying hope and renewal; it is usually dipped in salt water, a symbol of the tears Israelites shed during oppression. Collard greens will represent the maror, the bitter herbs that serve as a poignant reminder of the bitterness of slavery. “Blackness deserves a seat at the Seder,” said Mr. Twitty, 45. “I use food to guarantee not just a place, but a legacy to build on.” Passover, which begins this year on the evening of April 15, is one of the most important holidays for Jews around the world, a day in which liberation and freedom are not just remembered, but venerated in the Seder, the holiday’s ceremonial meal. The Seder plate, which bears an array of symbolic foods, is a source of reflection and celebration. Other [common holiday dishes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkM-xXP0TNaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9wYXNzb3Zlci1yZWNpcGVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzcmZW1jPWVkaXRfcnJfMjAyMjA0MDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTc4ODkmbmw9cmFjZSUyRnJlbGF0ZWQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg4MDA3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiS1dnUWJC7tnbUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) in the dinner that follows — like braised meats, fish and soups — also allow for cultural symbolism, and let Jews make the experience their own. “Food is a very pliable, necessary, constant and interesting way of being able to define who you are and what you are not,” Mr. Twitty said. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkM-xXP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTc0MTQ5JmxpPVJSJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1SUl8yMDIyMDQwOVcDbnl0QgpiS1dnUWJC7tnbUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ For Black American Jews like Mr. Twitty — the author of the book “[Koshersoul](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkM-xXP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGFycGVyY29sbGlucy5jb20vcHJvZHVjdHMva29zaGVyc291bC1taWNoYWVsLXctdHdpdHR5P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM3JmVtYz1lZGl0X3JyXzIwMjIwNDA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU3ODg5Jm5sPXJhY2UlMkZyZWxhdGVkJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04ODAwNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmdmFyaWFudD0zOTgxMzgzMDgzNjI1OFcDbnl0QgpiS1dnUWJC7tnbUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~),” about the intersection of Jewish and African diasporic cuisine, which will be published in August — the table can be a place to claim and create their own culinary traditions, ones that reflect both their faith and ethnic background. It’s also a space to reaffirm their identity and place in American Judaism, where questions of authenticity often plague Black Jews. Mr. Twitty also serves kachumbari, which means “pickle” in Swahili, as part of his celebration. The tomato and onion mix is eaten as a salad or relish.David Malosh for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews. According to a [2021 report](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkM-xXP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucGV3cmVzZWFyY2gub3JnL2ZhY3QtdGFuay8yMDIxLzA1LzExLzEwLWtleS1maW5kaW5ncy1hYm91dC1qZXdpc2gtYW1lcmljYW5zLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zNyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ycl8yMDIyMDQwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01Nzg4OSZubD1yYWNlJTJGcmVsYXRlZCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODgwMDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmJLV2dRYkLu2dtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) from the Pew Research Center, there are about 5.8 million Jewish adults in the United States; the overwhelming majority identify as white and non-Hispanic. In a [2021 study](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkM-xXP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly9qZXdzb2Zjb2xvcmluaXRpYXRpdmUub3JnL3dwLWNvbnRlbnQvdXBsb2Fkcy8yMDIxLzA4L0JFWU9ORFRIRUNPVU5ULkZJTkFMXy44LjEyLjIxLnBkZj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zNyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ycl8yMDIyMDQwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01Nzg4OSZubD1yYWNlJTJGcmVsYXRlZCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODgwMDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmJLV2dRYkLu2dtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) commissioned by the [Jews of Color Initiative](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkM-xXP0S6aHR0cHM6Ly9qZXdzb2Zjb2xvcmluaXRpYXRpdmUub3JnLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zNyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ycl8yMDIyMDQwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01Nzg4OSZubD1yYWNlJTJGcmVsYXRlZCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODgwMDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmJLV2dRYkLu2dtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), an organization devoted to supporting and empowering that community, 80 percent of roughly 1,100 self-identified Jews of color from across the country said they had experienced discrimination in a Jewish setting. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-1) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkM-xXP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjA3NTc3JmxpPVJSJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1SUl8yMDIyMDQwOVcDbnl0QgpiS1dnUWJC7tnbUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ One percent of Black Americans identify as Jewish, but in younger generations, that percentage is increasing, and young American Jews overall are a far more diverse group than their older counterparts. “Jewish civilization has, can and will look like us as much as anyone else,” Mr. Twitty said. There are clear parallels between the Black American experience and the story of Passover. In the biblical book of Exodus, God inflicts the 10 plagues — including the killing of each family’s firstborn child — to persuade Pharoah to let the Jewish people go. (God instructs Moses to tell the Israelites to sacrifice a lamb and mark their doors with its blood, so the Angel of Death might “pass over” their homes.) [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-2) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkM-xXP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NzI4Njk5JmxpPVJSJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1SUl8yMDIyMDQwOVcDbnl0QgpiS1dnUWJC7tnbUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ God then frees the Israelites from slavery in Egypt after four centuries of bondage, parting the Red Sea so they can escape; then they wander in the desert for 40 years. It is a tale of struggle and liberation — the same kind of liberation that Black Americans experienced after the Emancipation Proclamation, and still seek today. Robin Washington, 65, a journalist and [editor at large of the Forward](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkM-xXP0TEaHR0cHM6Ly9mb3J3YXJkLmNvbS9hdXRob3Ivcm9iaW4td2FzaGluZ3Rvbi8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzcmZW1jPWVkaXRfcnJfMjAyMjA0MDkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTc4ODkmbmw9cmFjZSUyRnJlbGF0ZWQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg4MDA3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiS1dnUWJC7tnbUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), and a longtime prominent voice among Jews of color, tells a story about reaching for a book to prop up his laptop during a virtual Seder in 2021 at his home in Duluth, Minn. Halfway through dinner, he realized he had grabbed Taylor Branch’s “[Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkM-xXP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ltb25hbmRzY2h1c3Rlci5jb20vYm9va3MvUGFydGluZy10aGUtV2F0ZXJzL1RheWxvci1CcmFuY2gvOTc4MDY3MTY4NzQyNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zNyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ycl8yMDIyMDQwOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01Nzg4OSZubD1yYWNlJTJGcmVsYXRlZCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODgwMDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmJLV2dRYkLu2dtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~),” about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s early work and accomplishments during the civil rights movement — a divine coincidence. “Passover, for me is empowerment,” Mr. Washington said. “As far as liberation from slavery is concerned, they’re inseparable, in my mind. I couldn’t possibly think about Jews being held as slaves without thinking about Blacks being held as slaves.” Nigel Quartey, 40, an executive assistant who lives in Baltimore, has roots in Ghana and the Caribbean, and his wife’s family is of Eastern European Jewish descent. Passover is a moment to ensure that his children understand the importance and depth of the story of the Jews, he said — one that “interrelates in such a deep and emotional way with the story of African Americans and the trans-Atlantic slave trade.” The story, he said, provides an opportunity to reflect: “At each point, the negative thing that happens is a point of strength and a point of pride for the people.” He added, “The tragedies and the intermix between that trauma still goes on.” Read the rest of the story [here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkM-xXP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNC8wNS9kaW5pbmcvYmxhY2stamV3cy1wYXNzb3Zlci1zZWRlci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM3JmVtYz1lZGl0X3JyXzIwMjIwNDA5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU3ODg5Jm5sPXJhY2UlMkZyZWxhdGVkJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04ODAwNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYktXZ1FiQu7Z21IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). EDITOR’S PICKS We publish many articles that touch on race. 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