Jewish tradition and peoplehood revolve around community. We are not meant to be alone. The Torah teaches not only that we are not meant to be alone but rather that …
Social Justice – Listen, Learn, Advocate
At the Greenspon Center we are listening, learning, and offering avenues for creating change everywhere – in Grier Heights, in Charlotte, and online. Greenspon Center advocates supported a July 24th …
Journey Through Jewish Poland: Roots, Resilience, and Renewal Join Talli Dippold, Rabbi Judy Schindler and Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Tomasz Cebulski on an epic journey through Poland
Many of us hear “Poland” and immediately think of the devastation related to the Holocaust. And yet, there is another, more powerful story there. Did you know that in the …
#How2FaceHate – Our New Initiative
The Stan Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice is excited to announce our newest project, #How2FaceHate (#H2FH). On the website www.how2facehate.org, young people who have experienced acts of hate …
Act against Asian Hate!
“You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to desist from it.” (Pirkei Avot 2:21) It is important to educate ourselves and our community about …
An evening with award-winning author of “The Unanswered Letter: One Holocaust Family’s Desperate Plea for Help”, Faris Cassell
September 2, 2020 marked the 75th anniversary of V-J Day, the official ending of World War II. Yet, there is an incredible story that has only now been uncovered by …
I Danced for the Angel of Death, the Dr. Edith Eva Eger Story, in honor of the Fifth Year Anniversary of the Center
Five years ago this Spring, we began building the Stan Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice at Queens University of Charlotte. To commemorate our fifth anniversary, we are hosting …
Remembering the Holocaust – Is there a ‘right’ day? by Talli Dippold
International Holocaust Remembrance Day occurs on January 27th. The nation of Israel will hold Yom Hashoah commemorations this year beginning at sundown on the 27th of Nissan (April 7th according …
Remembering the Night of Broken Glass/November Pogrom
The Austrian poet Eric Fried reminds us that we can’t forget if we don’t remember. What is the November Pogrom? On the night of November 9, 1938, violence against Jews …
Conflicting Conclusions from Two Recent Holocaust Education Surveys by Talli Dippold
In the past month, two renowned Holocaust organizations, Echoes & Reflections and the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), published outcomes of national surveys on Holocaust education. …