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May 21, 2009

Jewish Council hosts civil rights panel

For its annual meeting Thursday, the Baltimore Jewish Council has enlisted a trio of heavy hitters to discuss the state of civil rights in Maryland.

Appearing from 4 to 6 p.m. at Beth Tfiloh Congregation at 3300 Old Court Road in Baltimore will be Kweisi Mfume, the former congressman and former NAACP president, Rabbi Mark G. Loeb, for 32 years the spiritual leader of Beth El Congregation, and WYPR news analyst C. Fraser Smith, a former Baltimore Sun reporter, editor and columnist.

Dana P. Moore of Venable LLP will moderate. The event is open to the public.

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About Matthew Hay Brown
Matthew Hay Brown writes and blogs about faith and values in public and private life for The Baltimore Sun. A former Washington correspondent for the newspaper, he has long written about the intersection of religion and politics. He has reported from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, traveling most recently to Syria and Jordan to write about the Iraqi refugee crisis.
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