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Irina Vaynerman discusses her work as a civil rights lawyer and her new initiative, Groundwork Legal.

This week I talk to Irina Vaynerman, a civil rights lawyer and co-founder of Groundwork Legal. We talk about her new, non-profit initiative, what it was like launching in the midst of Operation Metro Surge, and her time working for the state’s Department of Human Rights, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Learn about Groundwork Legal. The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced by Jewfolk editor-in-chief Lonny Goldsmith. If you have questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to editor@jewfolk.com. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast

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