Vogueさんのインスタグラム写真 - (VogueInstagram)「Less than two weeks after George Floyd’s killing at the hands of police in Minneapolis, @maayanzik, a Black Orthodox woman and longtime resident of the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, stood on the main drag of Kingston Avenue, and introduced a number of speakers from both the Black and the Hasidic Jewish communities to kick off the rally, “Tahalucha for Social Justice.” The rally marked a new page for Orthodox Jews in the Chabad-Lubavitch community. While it is considered the more open and modern of the Hasidic factions, it is not without its own issues. Crown Heights itself is scarred from racial violence hailing back 30 years ago: In 1991, after returning from visiting a cemetery, a driver in Schneerson’s motorcade hit the two children of Guyanese immigrants, instantly killing seven-year-old Gavin Cato. For three days, riots broke out, and Yankel Rosenbaum, an Orthodox student from Australia, was killed. Decades have passed since that incident, and while there were some attempts to repair the relationship, tensions haven’t necessarily eased and the communities have since remained fractured. Zik is one few people of color in the Chabad-Lubavitch community, and her entrance into the Chabad-Lubavitch community was riddled with discrimination. There have been countless microaggressions and inappropriate questions, especially ones that revolve around her relation to Judaism. “The other thing that bothers me is when a person seems to believe that a Black Jew can only exist through conversion, but there are many Black Jews with generations of Jews in their family,” says Zik. “Every situation is different. I strongly dislike generalizations and wish people would take the time to get to know me for me and how I present myself, not the set of stereotypes they may think come packaged with the color of my skin.” The rally was just the beginning for Zik. After receiving press and attention, people asked what the organizers were going to do next. She and her friends created the group “Ker a Velt,” which translates to “Turn Over the World,” a phrase often used by the Rebbe. Tap the link in our bio for the full interview. Photographed by @sarahteller」7月3日 1時30分