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Chris Nowinski is a former football player at Harvard University and professional wrestler with WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment. After enduring a career-ending head injury, Chris has dedicated his professional life to serving patients and families affected by brain trauma, particularly Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that develops after repeated head injuries. Jay and Chris discuss the state of head injuries in American athletics, the difference between advocating for head safety at youth and professional levels, Chris’ newest research, and much more. Episode Chapters (00:00) Intro (00:50) changes in the culture around concussions in the past two decades (02:39) padded helmet technology (03:55) concussion reporting in the NFL (10:35) Chris’ career path and concussion history (14:52) connecting with activists who haven’t themselves suffered a traumatic brain injury (17:42) SHAAKE - a new sign to identify concussions (20:53) Unions can help players advocate for safety policies (23:10) final thoughts and goodbye For video episodes, watch on www.youtube.com/@therudermanfamilyfoundation Stay in touch: X: @JayRuderman | @RudermanFdn LinkedIn: Jay Ruderman | Ruderman Family Foundation Instagram: All About Change Podcast | Ruderman Family Foundation To learn more about the podcast, visit https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/…

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Welcome to the Liberal Jewish Synagogue Podcast! We are a central London synagogue and an inclusive, egalitarian community for all ages. Together we explore Jewish traditions, texts and values and apply them to the realities of the 21st Century. Please visit www.ljs.org and get in touch to learn how to get involved

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Solidarity Iftar With the Muslim Uyghur Community on 4 May 2020 1:00:10

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Event order: 1. Welcome by Rabbi Alexandra Wright 2. Introduction 3. Welcome words from Dolkun Isa, President of the World Uyghur Congress 4. Personal testimonies from members of the UK Uyghur Community 5. Words by Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner 6. Reading by Rabbi Michael Hilton 7. Reading by Mr Turgunjan Alawdun, Direct of the Committee for Religious Affairs of the World Uyghur Congress 8. Breaking the fast together and blessing by Rabbi Benji Stanley. THE EVENT IS ORGANISED BY: The Liberal Jewish Synagogue (https://www.ljs.org/) and Rene Cassin (https://www.renecassin.org/)…

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‘A noxious weed’: Anti-Semitism in a disturbed political environment - Keith Kahn-Harris and Dave Rich - 12 November 2019 - Part 1 49:23

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Where has the rise of antisemitism in the 21st century come from? How do we distinguish between antisemitism and anti-Zionism? And what can our communities and faith groups do to combat the rise of racism in the current political climate? This is the first of two seminars with academics and authors who have written recently on the subject of antisemitism. Keith Kahn-Harris is a sociologist and writer. He is a senior lecturer at Leo Baeck College and runs the European Jewish Research Archive at the Institute for Jewish Policy Research. Strange Hate: Antisemitism, Racism and the Limits of Diversity is his sixth book. Dave Rich is Director of Policy for CST and an Associate Research Fellow at the Pears Institute for the Study of Antisemitism, Birkbeck, University of London. He is author of the book The Left's Jewish Problem: Jeremy Corbyn, Israel and Anti-Semitism and writes regularly about antisemitism and extremism for newspapers and journals in the UK and abroad.…

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Sir Nichaolas Hytner - World AIDS Day Service Address - 29 November 2019 15:16

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