C.E. Harrison

Chris Harrison

C.E. Harrison (he/him/his) is the Communications Manager at Keshet and a former writer/editor for the Union for Reform Judaism; he is an alumnus of the 2018 JewV’Nation Fellowship’s Jews of Color Leadership Cohort. C.E. also contributes to USA TODAY and is a Professional Certified Marketer® (PCM®) and Certified Digital Marketing Professional (CDMP) with dual certification from the American Marketing Association and Digital Marketing Institute. C.E. lives with his partner and four pets in metro Detroit, where he serves on Temple Beth El’s Board of Trustees and is actively involved with his local Jewish Federation.

How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Impacting Jews of Color

C.E. Harrison

The COVID-19 crisis has impacted nearly everyone across the globe, and the Jewish community is no exception. Those of us who are Jews of Color – comprising approximately 12 percent of the U.S. Jewish community – feel a particular sense of isolation and anxiety.

What “Just Mercy” Means to Me as a Black Jew

C.E. Harrison

I carry the trauma of my ancestors, who were kidnapped and enslaved, who survived post-abolition racist terrorism, and who survived devastating Jim Crow laws. I also carry the history of the Jewish people, who have survived countless acts of violence, forced conversion, and genocide.