Tiffany Haddish wins historic Grammy for Bat Mitzvah
Tiffany Haddish, Eritrean-American becomes the first black woman to win “best comedy album” since 1986.
Eritrean-American comedian Tiffany Haddish has shared footage of the moment she learned she had won a Grammy while filming for a children’s TV show in the US.
On Sunday Haddish became the first black woman to win in the best comedy album category in 35 years, with the audio recording of Black Mitzvah.
The stand-up special explores Jewish identity and draws on Haddish’s personal experiences as the daughter of an Eritrean Jewish man.
It was when she took a DNA test confirming her Jewish ancestry that she really began reconnecting with the faith.
She started taking Hebrew lessons and studying the Torah and has said her Bat Mitzvah was a way to honour her African Jewish ancestors.
Haddish has said that she hopes sharing her experience will encourage other African-Americans to connect with their roots.
Exactly how many people could be included in this journey is very hard to establish.
That is in part because there are differing definitions of what actually makes someone Jewish.
