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Two girls wear banners with the slogan "Abolish child slavery" in English and Yiddish, probably taken during May 1, 1909 labor parade in New York City. (Photo/JTA-Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division)
Posted inFirst Person

How Yiddish taught me to embrace the joy and defiance of being queer

Noa Baron by Noa Baron July 20, 2023

(JTA) — Queer elders can be hard to find. There’s no app I could mindlessly swipe to find a queer mentor. So, for wisdom and guidance on how to live […]

Protesters in Minneapolis, Minnesota, demonstrated against the death in police custody of George Floyd, May 29, 2020. (Photo/Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Jewish groups praise Chauvin guilty verdict, call for systemic change

by J. Staff April 21, 2021April 22, 2021
Rabbi Dovid Bush of Chabad of Petaluma lights the menorah at a Hanukkah drive-through event on Dec. 13, which drew lines of cars and over 650 people. (Photo/Courtesy Bush)
Posted inOur Crowd

Honors, happenings, comings & goings — Dec. 2020

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky December 17, 2020
A Black Lives Matter sign outside the White House during a protest in the aftermath of the George Floyd killing, June 7, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Aurora Samperio-NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Over 400 Jewish groups and synagogues sign letter supporting Black Lives Matter

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA June 29, 2020June 29, 2020
From left: Rich Rumelt, the board president of The Workers Circle; Ann Toback, the group's executive director; Seth Rogen; and Mark Rogen at the organization's ceremony in New York City, Dec. 2, 2019. (JTA/Mark Stephen Kornbluth)
Posted inTV & Film

Seth Rogen and father honored for contributions to Jewish and Yiddish culture

by JTA December 3, 2019December 3, 2019

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