GDT Podcast / Season 7 / Episode 4

This week on Givers, Doers, & Thinkers, Jeremy is joined by scholar Les Lenkowsky to discuss the Jewish philanthropic tradition in America, with a focus on the schools of Julius Rosenwald.

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GDT Podcast / Season 7 / Episode 4

This week on Givers, Doers, & Thinkers, Jeremy is joined by scholar Les Lenkowsky to discuss the Jewish philanthropic tradition in America, with a focus on the schools of Julius Rosenwald.

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