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Jews You Should Know

Jul 30, 2018

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Few individuals can juggle a high profile legal career and one of the most consequential lay positions in the Jewish community, but Mark (Moshe) Bane does precisely that. As both Chairman of the Corporate Restructuring division of Ropes and Gray and President of the Orthodox Union, Bane synthesizes...


Jul 23, 2018

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As a young girl growing up in Rockland County, NY, and as a student at the University of Michigan, Meredith (Englander) Polsky never imagined she would one day be running a national organization advocating for and training about children with disabilities. But after a chance encounter with one special...


Jul 16, 2018

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Izzy Ezagui grew up in a regular Jewish family in Miami, Florida. But his adult life has been anything but "regular"; while serving in the IDF, a rocket attack destroyed Izzy's arm. He knew, however, that his life would not be derailed, that he would not only resume living but would return to once...


Jul 9, 2018

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Sarah Stern considers herself shy and unassuming, but when it comes to Israel she is a fierce warrior for truth and righteousness. A lifelong Zionist, who worked in major pro-Israel organizations, ultimately determined to strike out on her own to promote messages she wasn't hearing elsewhere.

Along...


Jul 2, 2018

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A product of mainstream Jewish schools on New York's Lower East Side, Marvin Hier was an unlikely candidate to launch a global movement memorializing the Holocaust and combating anti-Semitism. But after a promising career in synagogue rabbinics and high school education, an empty building and a call...