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Alexandra: 100% Jewish, 100% Latina May 21, 2019

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Come schmooze with Alexandra Corwin, a dedicated Jewish educator, a proud Latina woman, and a lover of Yiddish: "Those identities fill me spiritually and culturally," she says. We discuss antiracism work, her evolution as a Jewish leader, and teaching social justice to students.

Yolanda: Forging Connections Through Conversations May 07, 2019

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Yolanda Savage-Narva is a Jewish woman of Color, a mother, an activist, an educator, and so much more: "Jewish identity, for me, is multifaceted," she said. She teaches us to be kind but strong, patient but firm, and always fair, just, and humble.

Anjelica: Dia de los Muertos Meets Yom Kippur Apr 16, 2019

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Anjelica Ruiz, a Jewish educator with Hispanic-Filipino heritage, shares personal stories and classroom experiences from the heartbreaking to the heartwarming. "I want to keep teaching and keep bettering myself as a Jew," she says.

Jordan: Black, Jewish, and Bettering the World Apr 02, 2019

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Meet Jordan Berg Powers, a social justice leader, family man, and all-around mensch striving to create a world of awareness and kindness. His number-one rule? Leave the world better than you found it. "I come from a long line of activists making change for the better," he says.

Gina: The Path I've Chosen Mar 19, 2019

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Gina Drangel is a trained opera singer and devoted mother who recently became a bat mitzvah. "Feeling so whole with my Jewishness and my Blackness, it completes me," she says of her beautiful, ongoing journey.

Kelly: I Have a Right to Be Here Mar 05, 2019

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Fierce, proud, and powerful, Kelly Whitehead navigates the world as queer, Black, Jewish woman – oh, yeah, and a lifelong lover of Jewish summer camp! "I think a lot about who I am because I'm often in exclusively white spaces or mostly exclusively Jewish spaces," she says.

Bryant: From Tennessee to Iraq and Back Feb 02, 2019

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Meet Bryant Heinzelman, a congregational leader, U.S. Army veteran, and former intelligence analyst: "I promised myself if I made it back alive, I would get serious about Judaism," he says. He shares stories from his Jewish journey and how it has shaped and strengthened his identity. Read the transcript.

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