DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Rabbi Sandra Lawson wears many hats as a U.S. Army veteran, activist, musician and executive director of Carolina Jews for Justice. Her unassuming appearance as a Black woman often allows her to educate people.

"There's racial bias in the Jewish community. The idea that Jews are white is a myth. I can walk into a Jewish space and not be tracked as Jewish or a rabbi. That's a superpower I have. I can go under the radar in many ways. When people know I am a rabbi, they often don't believe that or they try to challenge me, which is kind of sad," she said.

"A lot of Jews in this country still believe that, maybe not intellectually, but in their conscience, think that Jews have a certain look or last name. All those things are from a lineage called Askenazi, which tran

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