The Forgotten History of Black Yiddish Prayer Leaders
Blacks and Jews once modeled a path to end racial distancing
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5 min readSep 3, 2021
Thomas LaRue grew up in Newark, New Jersey to a single mother. A Black mother who spoke fondly of the Jewish people. So much so that LaRue used his singing talents to learn Yiddish and Jewish music to become a cantor. Music producer, performer and musicologist Henry…
