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Felice Gaer, Jewish organization official who championed human rights for all, dies at 78

JL;DR SUMMARY Felice Gaer, a prominent advocate for human rights within the Jewish community, has passed away at age 78. 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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Human RightsAmerican Jewish CommitteeUnJewish ValuesHuman Rights AdvocacyWomen's RightsInternational RelationsFelice GaerDurban Conference

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Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
"After the 2001 World Conference against Racism in Durban, South Africa devolved into what she called a cacophony of Israel baiting and outright anti-Semitism, she worked with U.S. and European officials to demand change at a U.N.-sponsored body that defamed Israel and the Jews, and to restore the bodys focus on the scourge of racism in all its forms, including antisemitism."
New York City, New York, United States
"Progress and setbacks are facts of life for human rights activists like Gaer, who died Nov. 9 in New York City at age 78."
Beijing, China
"She played a critical role at the 1995 World Conference on Women in Beijing at which the U.N. explicitly recognized for the first time that womens rights are human rights."
Englewood, New Jersey, United States
"Gaer was born on June 16, 1946 in Englewood, New Jersey, one of three children of Abraham Gaer, a businessman who owned a toy shop, and his wife Beatrice Etish Gaer."
Teaneck, New Jersey, United States
"She was raised in Teaneck, New Jersey and attended Teaneck High School."
Albany, New York, United States
"In 1975, she married Dr. Henryk Baran, a professor at the State University of New York at Albany."

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