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Mara Kronenfield—Election Day 2026
Hours before the results are in, Ben is trying not lose his mind. He riffs. Mara Kronenfeld makes her debut. Talking about why she does what she does which is raising money and awareness to help Palestinians in Gaza. A few words about Jews and Muslims and unlearning ancient mythologies and Robert Kraft and Macklemore and so on. Mara is the CEO of UNRWA-USA.
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