This past week my husband watched an episode of “Finding Your Roots” hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on which all three famous people discovered new information about their Jewish …
The 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz: Anticipation, Disappointment and Failing our Survivors
Imagine a World Holocaust Forum, the fifth of its kind, to be held at Yad Vashem in Israel commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. …
Centropa Opens Application Process for Summer Academy 2020
Each summer, Centropa turns the great cities of Central Europe into classrooms for dedicated teachers (grades 6-12) interested in learning more about 20th century Jewish and European history, civics project, …
Abraham’s Tent: A Shared Muslim Community and Jewish Community Room in the Inn
For six nights this winter, from January to March, Jews and Muslims are invited to come together to provide food, shelter and care to approximately ten neighbors in need as …
Why Texas Should Matter to You
by Amy Lefkof Hopefully Texas, the Lone Star State, will go down in history as the lone state —the only one — to decline refugee resettlement. As someone who rooted …
Jewish and Muslim Women Standing Together for Peace
Jewish and Muslim women will be standing together for peace at Charlotte’s 2020 Women United March in First Ward Park, January 25, 2020. Join us… We are excited to participate in …
Holocaust Whispers: Lessons in Resilience
Dr. Teresa Stephens has more than 32 years of experience as a Registered Nurse, in both clinical and academic settings. Over the past decade, she has explored the narratives of …
Responding to Cyberhate in the Age of Technology, Greenspon Center 3rd Anniversary Celebration
Join the Stan Greenspon Center for Peace & Social Justice on March 26th to hear the riveting story of Tanya Gersh, who fought back in the face of a neo-Nazi …
Dr. Keaton Receives NAACP Community Champion Award
Reverend Dr. Willie Keaton, Jr. was honored with the NAACP Charlotte-Mecklenburg Branch’s Community Champion Award at their Freedom Fund Award Banquet on Saturday, December 7, 2019. The theme of this …
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Trends reveal that Generation Z, like millennials before them, value diversity and express the need for collaborative engagement and collective action on social issues such as climate change, racial justice, …