Black and Jewish Americans mark Juneteenth together

At San Francisco JCC, and other places across the U.S., crowds gathered to commemorate day that the last Black slaves were set free in 1866. 'I think we have an obligation to understand that slavery is not just this amorphous thing in ancient history,' says one New Jersey cantor

SAN FRANCISCO – The second annual Erev Juneteenth event at the Jewish Community Center here begins with the Hamotzi prayer, recited over sweet potato cornbread. It concludes with Joshua Nelson, popularly known as the "prince of kosher gospel," performing soaring renditions of "Adon Olam" and "Mi Chamocha."

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