List of Jewish American activists

List of Jewish American activists

List of Jewish American activists


This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

This is a list of notable Jewish American activists. For other Jewish Americans, see Lists of Jewish Americans.


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  • Ady Barkan, founding member of the Center for Popular Democracy and progressive activist on monetary policy and healthcare issues
  • Michael Berg (born 1945), environmental activist and Green Party candidate[8]
  • Heather Booth, civil rights activist and community organizer
  • Esther Swirk Brown, civil rights activist whose landmark supreme court case ended segregation in American schools in 1958, separate does not mean equal

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See also

Footnotes

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