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Media Coverage of Persian Jews: The W Edition
By: Naomi Sobel on: Jul 13,2009 In: Blogosphere, Iran, Jewish Diversity, Jewish Identity, Jewish Life, Jews of Color, Media, Media Bias, Mizrahi, Persian Jewry, Pop Culture, United StatesQuick hit:
Fatemeh Fakhraie over at Racialicious does a great job analyzing W magazine’s big article on Persian Jews in Los Angeles. The first commenter sums it up well:
On one hand, it’s nice to see some acknowledgment that non-Ashkenazi Jews and Jews of color exist. On the other, a representation that just plays [...]
Thank You for Being a Friend, Bea Arthur, z”l
By: Cole Krawitz on: Apr 25,2009 In: Feminism, Jewish women, Pop CultureBea Arthur passed away today at the age of 86 from cancer.
The Jewish Women’s Archive has an incisive write up on Bea’s life, written by Kirsten Fermaglich, although I must admit, I’m not sure why she keeps putting strong woman in quotes. The piece wrestles with the tension, assumptions and stereotypes that Jewish women, [...]
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Haiti by Ricardo Levins Morales
This poster is sold signed. Half of the proceeds goes to Parners in Health for earth quake relief. PIH is the grassroots organization established in Haiti by Dr. Paul Farmer. It is Haitian-led and provides direct assistance in Haitian communities without the costs of an administrative bureaucracy. Thanks, Ricardo www.rlmarts.com
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This poster is sold signed. Half of the proceeds goes to Parners in Health for earth quake relief. PIH is the grassroots organization established in Haiti by Dr. Paul Farmer. It is Haitian-led and provides direct assistance in Haitian communities without the costs of an administrative bureaucracy. Thanks, Ricardo www.rlmarts.com
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