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Muslims, Jews, Christians, and Buddhists — all dressed in their best folk singing garb — sing Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land” at an interfaith Thanksgiving ceremony held at the Pleasantville Community Synagogue in New York. [NYT article]

Muslims, Jews, Christians, and Buddhists — all dressed in their best folk singing garb — sing Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land” at an interfaith Thanksgiving ceremony held at the Pleasantville Community Synagogue in New York. [NYT article]

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Do not adjust your browser. There is nothing wrong with your resolution. You didn’t stumble into the wrong Tumblr. These individuals are not ayatollahs, imams, or other Muslims - they are Mizrahi Jews - that is, persons generally descended from Jewish communities of the Middle East, North Africa, and the Caucasus. These individuals are pretty awesome, interesting people, and shouldn’t be judged on their garb or appearance, either.

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Dressed in black and a humble smile, Albanian Muslim Bahrije Seiti Borici holds the Certificate of Honor awarded to her family - one of 70 known Muslim families (62 of which were Albanian) who risked their own safety to protect Jewish families from persecution during the Holocaust. (Articles: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Book: Besa: Muslims Who Saved Jews in World War II, by Norman H. Gershman)

Dressed in black and a humble smile, Albanian Muslim Bahrije Seiti Borici holds the Certificate of Honor awarded to her family - one of 70 known Muslim families (62 of which were Albanian) who risked their own safety to protect Jewish families from persecution during the Holocaust.

(Articles: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Book: Besa: Muslims Who Saved Jews in World War II, by Norman H. Gershman)

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