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Old September 14th, 2012 #12
littlefieldjohn
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Default To Bigotry No Sanction: George Washington & Religious Freedom - Exhibit at Jew 'Museum"

More blatent hypocrisy from the world's original bigots.


Current Special Exhibitions

To Bigotry No Sanction: George Washington & Religious Freedom George Washington’s historic letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island is the remarkable centerpiece of the Museum’s first special exhibition, To Bigotry No Sanction: George Washington and Religious Freedom. To learn more, click here

http://www.nmajh.org/specialexhibitions/


Religious bigotry intensifies in Israel "One of the most outrageous aspects of the so-called "Jewish state" is the monopoly given to Orthodox Judaism in deciding not only matters of religion in the country, but also issues that should be strictly civil, such as marriage and divorce. This has long been an embarrassment to American defenders of Israel, the great majority of whom are not orthodox..."
http://michael-balter.blogspot.com/2...in-israel.html

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Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow: Jewish Refugee Scholars at Black Colleges



Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow: Jewish Refugee Scholars at Black Colleges tells the story of Jewish academics from Germany and Austria who came to the US after being dismissed from their teaching positions in the 1930s. Some found positions at historically black colleges and universities in the Jim Crow South. Through over 70 evocative artifacts and documents, this exhibition illustrates the empathy between two minority groups with a history of persecution who came together in search of freedom and opportunity, and shared the early years of struggle in the Civil Rights movement.

Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow: Jewish Refugee Scholars at Black Colleges was created and is circulated by the Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust.

This exhibition was made possible through major funding from the Leon Levy Foundation. Additional support provided by the Helen Bader Foundation; The Lupin Foundation; The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation; public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency; the Alpern Family Foundation; and the Charles and Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation.
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