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Talia Richmond

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Talia Richmond is a senior at Madison West High School in Madison, Wisconsin. She is a co-president of Green Club, involved in sustainability research, and the student representative to her district’s Board of Education. She’s also involved with a global issues-focused organization called Future Problem Solving, for which she has developed a summer camp and educational program for elementary school students and founded an international student advisory committee. At her synagogue, she is a madricha for b'nai mitzvah students. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, swimming, and making glasswork art.

Blog Posts

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Lessons from "Miss Rumphius"

Talia Richmond

Twelve years later, "Miss Rumphius'" message of exploring faraway places to find community still resonate with me.

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Learning from My Synagogue's Feminist Advocate

Talia Richmond

The young Conservative women of my generation owe a huge debt to Rayla and the other advocates who paved the way for us.

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Representing Perspectives in Wisconsin Across Generations

Talia Richmond

I find my work with the local board of education to be an exciting demonstration of one of the most foundational elements of a representative democracy: pluralism.

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Building Connections Though My Great-Grandfather’s Paintings

Talia Richmond

I’ve uncovered a thread, in the form of a chain of paintings by my great-grandfather that stretches across the United States and links me to my aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents, who live hundreds of miles away.

Topics: Painting, Family

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Talia Richmond." (Viewed on December 24, 2024) <https://jwa.org/blog/author/richmond-talia>.