Mar 6, 2019
Rachel Glazer is the guest on this episode. She is the Community Engagement Associate for the Institute of Southern Jewish Life which is based in Mississippi and does work throughout the Southeast.
Rachel talks about growing up as one of the only Jewish families in her hometown of Gainesville, Georgia, her role at the ISJL and what it means to her to be both Southern and Jewish. She also shares a brief history of Jewish people in the South and her personal experiences including her journey of learning how to speak Hebrew.
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