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    Jane Waller­stein

    Jane Waller­stein worked in pub­lic rela­tions for many years. She is the author of Voic­es from the Pater­son Silk Mills and co-author of a nation­al crim­i­nal jus­tice study of parole for Rut­gers University.
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    Moris K. Niknam
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    Saul Friedlander
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    Farideh Goldin
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    Josh Aronson and Denise George
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    David Landau
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    Ken­neth Bonert
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    Lela Gilbert
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    Ger­ald Kolpan
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    Elliot Perl­man
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    K. E. Fleming
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