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Jewish demographic research must be followed by meaningful action

JL;DR SUMMARY Gina Bublil-Waldman and Sarah Levin discuss the importance of acting upon Jewish demographic research, particularly concerning Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews whose histories and stories have been underrepresented. 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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Jewish EducationJewish IdentityDiversityInclusionMizrahi JewsSephardi JewsJimenaJewish MulticulturalismCommunity ActionDemographic Studies

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San Francisco, California, United States
"In 2001, a small group of San Francisco-based refugees and descendants of Jews from Iraq, Egypt, Libya and India came together under the leadership of Gina Bublil-Waldman to form a volunteer speakers bureau to share the personal stories of Jewish refugees from the Arab and Islamic world."
California, United States
"JIMENA prepares to release three landmark studies including a national demographic study of Sephardi Jewish Americans and two assessments of Jewish day schools and summer camps in Los Angeles and New York"
New York, United States
"JIMENA prepares to release three landmark studies including a national demographic study of Sephardi Jewish Americans and two assessments of Jewish day schools and summer camps in Los Angeles and New York"

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