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Zeff Anderson, JEWISHcolorado board chair since July, 2016, speaks fluent Hebrew with an American accent and unaccented American English — an unusual trait she acquired after living in Israel for 24 years. “People are surprised that I don’t have an Israeli accent,” Anderson says in JEWISHcolorado’s conference room. “When I’m in Israel I sound like an American, and when I’m here you can’t tell I speak Hebrew. “It doesn’t work for me either way,” she laughs. “I guess I lack Israeli authenticity.” Actually, nothing could be further from the truth. Anderson, who freely acknowledges commonalities and dissimilarities between America and Israel, has an unrivaled ability to strengthen existing ties because she embodies both countries. Even in childhood, the Jewish state was a familiar presence at […]