Author on the End of Bias

JEWISH TIDEWATER

Working to end bias in Tidewater and beyond

Elka Mednick

Jessica Nordell, author of End of Bias, A Beginning: How We Eliminate Unconscious Bias and Create a More Just World, visited Tidewater on Thursday, December 8, 2022. She was hosted by United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and Simon Family JCC’s Lee and Bernard Jaffe Family Jewish Book Festival and UJFT’s Jewish Community Relations Council. Nordell’s message of understanding and overcoming unconscious bias drew a diverse group of people eager to learn.

Nordell and Jonathan Zur, president and CEO of Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, discussed the finer points of what constitutes bias and how it can undermine personal goals, relationships, and society. Audience members learned strategies and tools to minimize the unconscious bias people engage in and how to make positive changes.

To learn more about Nordell, her work and teaching notes and guides for The End of Bias, visit JessicaNordell. com/resources. To recieve Nordell’s newsletter, where she shares insights about her work in the field, register at the bottom of the resources page on her website.

To learn more about the Jewish Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, contact Elka Mednick, JCRC assistant director at emednick@ujft.org, or visit JewishVA.org/ JCRC.

Jonathan Zur, president and CEO of Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, with Jessica Nordell.

Michelle Ford and Andrew Dozier chat with Jessica Nordell.