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Part 2: Justine Wise Polier
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The daughter of AJC founder and prominent
rabbi Stephen S Wise, Justine Wise Polier rose to become one of the foremost
fighters for social justice and equality in legislation.
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Shad Polier and the Civil Rights Movement
To commemorate the end of Black History Month, our new intern Poorvi Buller looked through an American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS) collection of Shad Polier’s papers for quotes that are emblematic of this lawyer and activist’s commitment to protecting civil rights. Tomorrow, we will be tweeting these quotes out to remind all those in our community of the lasting significance of the civil rights movement, and…
Echoes and Reflections at the Center for Jewish History
by James Nadel, Communications Outreach Associate
A month ago, the Center for Jewish History hosted “Echoes
and Reflections,” a traveling program for educational
professionals that focuses on Holocaust pedagogy. Echoes and Reflections was
originally co-designed by three of the world’s most significant Jewish
institutions: the Anti-Defamation League, Yad-Vashem (the Holocaust museum of Israel) and the…