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News 6 ways Jews can help Black economic development after the pandemic
The killing of George Floyd and the economic devastation of COVID-19 have sparked a resurgence of Jewish engagement with the Black community. There is an opportunity to build on a century of civil rights work and philanthropy. In the early 20th century, Julius Rosenwald contributed to building more than 5,300 schools for Black children and…
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Opinion Black Jewish partnership in the age of Black Lives Matter
Torah teaches Black lives matter. Torah teaches all lives matter. This truth has resonated around the world with non-Jews and Jews who are Black, indigenous and people of color and Jews who aren’t. Movements and political positions come and go, but the truth of Torah is eternal. While the truth of Torah is beyond time…
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