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Adidas just sold off its final Yeezy shoe. Some of the proceeds are going to fight antisemitism.

JL;DR SUMMARY Adidas has concluded the sale of its Yeezy sneaker line, originally created with Ye (Kanye West), and has committed a significant portion of the profits to combat antisemitism and discrimination. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Anti Defamation LeagueRobert KraftKanye WestCharityDiscriminationSocial ChangeAdidasYeezyAdidas Foundation

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Germany
"Adidas announced Wednesday that it had sold the last of its Yeezy sneakers, the lucrative footwear line created with rapper and designer Ye. The German sportswear giant framed the milestone as the closing chapter in the controversy sparked by Yes antisemitic comments in 2022."
Israel
"The foundations website lists a three-year, 700,000-euro grant to Peres Center for Peace and Innovation in Israel to fund anti-discrimination and leadership training for athletics coaches and to develop peace education activities for Jewish and Arab children."

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