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Episode 41: An Activist's Journey: From Marching Against Nukes to Empowering Jewish Women in Ukraine



May 19th, 2023  •  54 mins 33 secs  •  Download (50.1 MB)  •  Link with Timestamp

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Sallie Gratch is the recipient of the 2023 Keter Shem Tov, or “Crown of the Good Name” award, given at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College’s graduation. Gratch traces her path as an activist, detailing her first encounters with Jews in the Soviet Union. She shares the story of the organization she founded, Project Kesher and its mission to empower Jewish women in the former Soviet Union, and how it has been forced to pivot in response to war in Ukraine.