Myra Hiatt Kraft

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Polly Cowan and Dorothy I. Height, 1964

How Do We Use Our Privilege?

Jordyn Rozensky

The struggle for social justice involves going beyond what is easy, taking actions that are often risky.  I find it helpful to have role models to remind me of the work that needs to be done and often is done by people of privilege. The Jewish Women's Archive website is brimming with just such role models—hundreds of examples of women who did not let their privilege positions keep them from taking courageous action. JWA gives us a look at how our foremothers reconciled the complicated relationship between privilege and activism.

Myra Hiatt Kraft, 1942 - 2011

I will remember Myra as a giving, passionate, courageous fighter for social justice for all and a lover of Israel and the Jewish people.

Myra Kraft's Funeral Program

The Patriots to honor memory of their "Jewish mother," Myra Kraft, at the Super Bowl

Leah Berkenwald

It's a tradition for players in the Super Bowl to wear a patch with the Roman numerals of the game's year on the left side of their chests (46, or XLVI, this year). On Sunday in Indianapolis, the Patriots will be wearing it on the right side; the left is already occupied by a patch honoring Myra Hiatt Kraft, the wife of team owner Robert Kraft who died in July of 2011.

Topics: Philanthropy, Sports

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