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I help tell Jewish women’s stories. Trump’s attacks on diversity are an assault on everyone’s history.

JL;DR SUMMARY Judith Rosenbaum, CEO of the Jewish Women's Archive, critiques the Trump administration's efforts to limit diverse historical narratives, particularly those involving women and marginalized groups. 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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StorytellingDonald TrumpDiversityActivismAmerican HistoryHistorical NarrativesWomen's History MonthJewish Women's ArchiveJudith RosenbaumMarginalized Voices

Places mentioned

Berlin, Germany
"It is instructive, resonant, and, frankly, terrifying, to recall that the first Nazi book burning took place in 1933 at the Institute of Sexual Science in Berlin, founded by the Jewish LGBTQ pioneer Magnus Hirshfeld."
France
"This understanding is why Miriam Novitch smuggled underground publications in Occupied France during World War II and devoted her later years to collecting testimonies and artwork for the Ghetto Fighters House collection."
South Africa
"It is why South African Fanny Klenerman ran a bookshop to foster anti-apartheid activism."
Georgia, United States
"It is why civil rights activists in the United States, including many Jews like Vicki Gabriner, created Freedom Schools in American communities in the South."

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