NJCRAC, now known as The Jewish Council for Public Affairs, is a non-profit organization that speaks on the behalf of national and local Jewish organizations across America.

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<li>In Harris' article, she writes that being both African American and a Christian can at times be difficult, and suggests that her beliefs as a Christian are part of what leads her to oppose sa

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<li>Who wrote this article? When was it written?
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<li>For what audience do you think this article was meant?

Taylor Harris is an African American graduate student studying at Johns Hopkins University. In November 2008, she contributed the following article to The Washington Post.

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<li>What was John Lewis' experience with discrimination when he was growing up?
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<li>How do you think these experiences influenced him?
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<li>What is John Lewis' view on Gay/Lesbian

Congressman John Lewis grew up in Alabama, the son of sharecroppers.

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<li>What audience was this document written for?

Will Maslow was a Jewish attorney and civil rights leader, and served as Director of American Jewish Congress from 1960 to 1972.

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<li>Describe what you see in this picture. How is this boy posed? What is he wearing? Where is he sitting?

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<li>If Claire Saxe was to do the 5 part identity activity we did earlier, how might she have filled out her card?</li>
<li>What parts of her identity have caused Claire to do research about her p

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<li>Describe what you see in this picture. How is this girl posed? What is she wearing? Where is she sitting?

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<li>If Julie Iny were to do the 5 part identity activity we did earlier, how might she have filled out her card?</li>
<li>With what part of her identity was Julie uncomfortable?

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<li>What kind of image does this title conjure up? What do you think "Ashkenazi eyes" look like?

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<li>If Angela Warnick Buchdahl were to do the 5 part identity activity we did earlier, how might she have filled out her card?</li>
<li>What made Angela uncomfortable with her identity?</li>
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<li>How does the image this title conjures up fit with your idea of a Passover seder?

This is an excerpt from the Rosh Hashanah 1965/5726 sermon by Rabbi William G. Braude of Temple Beth-El, in Providence, Rhode Island.

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<li>What criteria does Roberta Galler sense that Rabbi Nussbaum is using to decide who are "his people" while he's in Hind County Jail?</li>
<li>How is Rabbi Nussbaum using his idea of membersh

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<li>What criteria does Grandma Alice use to decide who is "in" and who is "out" of her membership groups?</li>
<li>How is the phrase "any Jews?" used by Grandma Alice similar to or different fr

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<li>As a group, look back at the document again to see how the characters perceive the situation differently through the lens of belonging and exclusi

In the 1950s and 1960s, the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, now the Union for Reform Judaism, supported the work of the Civil Rights Movement.

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<li>When was this document written? (At the time of the events described? After the events described took place?)</li>
<li>What type of document is this?

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<li>Who wrote this document?</li>
<li>When was this document written? (At the time of the events described? After the events described took place?)</li>
<li>What type of document is this?

In 1964, many young northern white activists participated in a civil rights project called Mississippi Freedom Summer.

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<li>Review: Who wrote this essay? When? For what purpose and what audience?</li>
<li>Summarize: What is the problem that Harry Golden wants to help "solve"?

Review: Who wrote this essay? When? For what purpose and what audience?