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"Girls with Barbies, East Harlem" by 1970 Camilo J. Vergara. Writer Laura Paull never ventured into Harlem as a kid, until she enrolled in an ethnic studies course that drew lots of Black students. (Photo/Library of Congress-Camilo J. Vergara)
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50 years ago, a high school ethnic studies course changed my life

Laura Pall by Laura Paull April 13, 2021April 14, 2021
Israeli firefighters in California in September 2020.
Posted inOpinion

Reflecting on a challenging year as Israel turns 73

Shlomi Kofman by Shlomi Kofman April 12, 2021April 13, 2021
Officers taking a group of Central American asylum seekers into custody near McAllen, Texas, June 12, 2018. (Photo/JTA-John Moore-Getty Images)
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Yom HaShoah and the importance of welcoming the stranger

Rabbi Lee Bycel by Rabbi Lee Bycel April 7, 2021April 7, 2021
Three partisans in the Vilna ghetto, from left: Rozka Korczak, Abba Kovner and Vitka Kempner.
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Yom HaShoah and the strength of our ‘Wonder Women’ 

by Yedida Kanfer April 6, 2021April 6, 2021
The Rev. Jim Mitulski is the interim pastor of the Island United Church UCC in Foster City, co-president of the Peninsula Multifaith Coalition and a member of the Peninsula Solidarity Cohort. 
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Christian pastor: This Holy Week, I’m giving up antisemitism

Rev. Jim Mitulski by Rev. Jim Mitulski March 26, 2021March 26, 2021
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Retired judge: Passover’s message should lead us to criminal justice reform

Ellen Chaitin by Ellen Chaitin March 25, 2021
Mourners picketing after the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. (Photo/Kheel Center for Labor Management Documentation and Archives)
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110 years later, the Triangle Factory Fire still has lessons to teach

Judy Baston by Judy Baston March 24, 2021March 25, 2021
One of the many hotels Jenny Wong's parents worked at as new immigrants in America.
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Asian Americans like me are finding the courage to share our trauma 

Jenny Wong by Jenny Wong March 23, 2021
State Schools Superintendent Tony Thurmond speaking to the press Aug. 14 about the state's proposed high school ethnic studies curriculum. (From left) Assemblyman Marc Berman, Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, Thurmond, Senator Ben Allen, Assemblyman Jose Medina (Photo/Facebook-Abby Porth)
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Jewish studies profs: Ethnic studies curriculum substitutes political concerns for historical accuracy

Ari Kelman (Photo/Courtesy) by Ari Y. Kelman, Devin E. Naar and Jessica Marglin March 16, 2021March 16, 2021
Beth Jacob Congregation in Oakland held its first indoor service in a year, March 14, 2021.
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Getting vaccinated was a lesson in humility and gratitude

Rabbi Gershon Albert by Rabbi Gershon Albert March 15, 2021March 16, 2021

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