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Person Place Thing

Person Place Thing

President and CEO of American Jewish World Service Robert Bank

By Tina Renick

Published January 5, 2024 at 9:45 PM EST

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President and CEO of American Jewish World Service Robert Bank esteems the International Declaration of Human Rights as a blueprint for humane, egalitarian, democratic societies, and for this: “Article 24 is the right to a vacation. There are some amazing things in here.”

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