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Jews You Should Know

Dec 25, 2017

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Nissim Black may have grown up in the Jewishly-populated Seattle suburb of Seward Park, but his early life could not have been more distant from those surroundings. Raised around pervasive drug-addiction and gun violence, in the bosom of burgeoning African-American hip-hop culture, the man now named...


Dec 18, 2017

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Alan Veingrad was the not-so-little engine that could. Standing at 6’5” and nearly 300 pounds, he was a raw but high-potential football player relegated to a Division II program for college, then cut by two NFL teams before finally getting his chance as a Green Bay Packer. He eventually went on to...


Dec 11, 2017

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David Weiss's road to Jewish observance and Hollywood success was not a straight one. Born in a sparsely Jewish California town, young David became attracted to the Church, and lived for years as a passionate - even evangelizing - Christian. In parallel, he employed his creative talents within this...


Dec 4, 2017

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Nachum Segal was destined for radio. From his early childhood days announcing sports scores in the privacy of his home, to his collegiate moonlighting at Yeshiva University's campus radio station, he got an early start, and never looked back. His rich, mellifluous bass have served him faithfully as a...