The women agreed to meet at a school Ms. Oliver founded three years ago.
When the pandemic hit, Ms. Oliver grew frustrated watching wealthy, largely white, parents pay teachers for private learning “pods,” exacerbating inequities.
“I have a very strong affiliation with marginalized people — brown, displaced, refugees, Black,” Ms. Oliver recalled saying at the beginning of the conversation.
The way Ms. Oliver described the Hamas attack read to Ms. Minkin like a justification for the murder of Jews.
Israel, Ms. Minkin later thought, is a central part of her identity, a place that shaped her, a Jewish homeland she returns to frequently.
Persons:
Oliver, Black, Minkin, “, Ms, ”, existentially, Yitzhak Rabin, Morgan, Morgan Oliver, —, Oliver nodded
Organizations:
West Bank, Army, Morgan Oliver School
Locations:
Israel, United States, Gaza, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Afghanistan, America