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- 1 2 Rabbi Rick Jacobs (June 12, 2011). "Rabbi Richard Jacobs' Remarks to Board of Trustees Upon His Election as President of the URJ". RJ.org. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
- 1 2 "Profile: Susan K. Freedman, President". Public Art Fund.
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