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A Look at "How Jews Look" and "The Colors of Water"
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Mazel Tov, Alysa Stanton!
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Are Jews easier to get along with?
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Link RoundupFoodHillary ClintonDiversityYesterday's gay marriage defeat in Maine reminds us that civil rights should not necessarily be decided by a majority vote. [The Daily Beast] [Choices...
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The "Merry Christmas" grumps
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Joan Krizack wins Champion of Freedom Award for the Documenting Diversity...
When History RepeatsJWALGBTQDiversityFull image Registration for the 1954 TABS Conference with B'nai B'rith girls (Brandeis chapter) as hostesses at Freedom House, Roxbury, MA. Courtesy of Northeastern...
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