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Cosmos And Crucial Conversations At Jewish Museum of Maryland

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The Lloyd Street Synagogue, an anchor for the Jewish Museum of Maryland, turned one hundred seventy five this year. To celebrate, JMM shot for the moon! Executive director Marvin Pinkert tells us about their exhibit "Jews in Space: Members of the Tribe in Orbit." Plus, psychologist Harriette Wimms and Tracie Guy-Decker, JMM deputy director, discuss the series: “Jews of Color, Jewish Institutions and Jewish Community in the Age of #Black Lives Matter.”

Links: Jews in Space, Jews of Color, Jewish Institutions and Jewish Community in the Age of #Black Lives Matter, Jews Talk Racial Justice with April and Tracie, Jews of Color Initiative, The Associated JewishCommunity Study 2020 and Jewish Institutions: Here's what Jewish People of Color Need You to Know.

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