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Tag: Segregation

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Ain’t No Back to a Merry Go Round The Little Known Story of a Segregated Amusement Park

MomentMag · 22 Oct

The documentary "Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round," explored in a discussion between filmmaker Ilana Trachtman and journalist Dan Freedman, chronicles the pivotal protest at Glen Echo Amusement Park, a segregated venue in Maryland, in 1960.

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Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round: The Little-Known Story of a Segregated Amusement Park with Ilana Trachtman and Dan Freedman

Moment in Moment · 22 Oct

Ilana Trachtman's new documentary, "Aint No Back to a Merry-Go-Round," explores a pivotal but little-known event in the Civil Rights Movement, where Black college students and members of the Jewish community protested against segregation at Glen Echo Amusement Park in Maryland in 1960.

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For the Jew haters, even a new bus route is a sign of nefarious Jewish power

Jewish Chronicle · 5 Sep

The introduction of a new bus route in London, connecting the Jewish communities of Golders Green and Stamford Hill, has been bizarrely twisted by antisemites into a narrative of perceived Jewish dominance.

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Condoleezza Rice: Juneteenth Is Our Second Independence Day. Plus. . .

Oliver Wiseman in The Free Press · 19 Jun

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reflects on the significance of Juneteenth, marking the day the last slaves in the Confederacy were freed in Galveston Bay, Texas, in 1865.

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‘Amazing’ Charedi school in Manchester ranked outstanding by Ofsted

Jewish Chronicle · 18 Apr

Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy in Manchester, a Charedi girls primary school, received an outstanding ranking from Ofsted in its recent inspection.

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Israel's Crackdown on Hebron - Intensified restrictions on Palestinian life in the West Bank city, introduced after October 7th, could become permanent and even spread elsewhere.

Maya Rosen in Jewish Currents · 13 Feb

Israel has intensified its crackdown on Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron since October 7th, with increased violence and repression.

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Opinion | Three (Not So) Little Words

Letty Cottin Pogrebin in Moment · 12 Sep 2023

In this opinion piece, the author discusses three words that are often seen as taboo when criticizing Israel: apartheid, racist, and fascist.

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Jerusalem as a Contested City: Role Model or Cautionary Tale?

Tel Aviv Review · 4 Sep 2023

In this discussion, Dr. Marik Shtern, a political geographer and research fellow, examines the paper he co-authored on shared spaces in contested cities, focusing on the case of Jerusalem.

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I was a child at a civil rights sit-in. 60 years later, what's changed?

RWashingtom in Forward · 19 Jul 2023

The author reflects on their experience as a child participating in a civil rights sit-in at the Chicago Board of Education 60 years ago.

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Red Marks and Red Lines

David Sugarman in Tablet · 30 Mar 2018

The text explores the intertwined histories of Jewish and African-American communities in Baltimore, focusing on the evolution of neighborhoods, synagogue buildings, and racial segregation.