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Birmingham native who integrated San Bernardino fire department dead of COVID
Updated Dec 20, 2020;
By David Allen Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif. (TNS) and Tribune Media Services
He was a Black man whose last name was Jews. If someone were inclined to be prejudiced, that might have been two strikes against Jimmy Jews. When introduced, he got jokes and double-takes.
“That’s my name. We just gotta deal with it,” Jews would say, putting people at ease.
He had more significant hurdles than his name, and he overcame those too. Jews was the first Black firefighter in San Bernardino.
I bring this up because Jews died last month at age 79. And his story is a fascinating one.