Today is the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. It is a day designated by the UN as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. A day to honor the six million Jewish victims …
Nostra Aetate: The Seminal Catholic Document in the Fight against Antisemitism
“In our time, when day by day mankind is being drawn closer together, and the ties between different peoples are becoming stronger, the Church examines more closely her relationship …
Harm & Repair – Our Listening Project Workshop Series
Holly Roach Knight presented her research on internal conflict and social change. While many of us might get discouraged from confronting conflict in organizing, Holly taught us that conflict is …
Colleyville, COVID, and Rising Hate: How do we heal?
This past Saturday in Colleyville, Texas, Rabbi Cytron-Walker and his congregants were held hostage at gunpoint for nearly 12 hours in their synagogue sanctuary. When we asked our friends and …
Sevone Rhynes: Personal Reflections on Systemic Racism in Mecklenburg County Government
A new report was recently published by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library on “Systemic Racism in Mecklenburg County Government”. Sevone Rhynes, who is part of our Coalition on Truth and Reconciliation shares …
Create a North Carolina Jewish Heritage Tour – We Did it, You Can Too! Virtual Program, Sunday, January 23rd from 4 to 5 pm
Jewish Heritage North Carolina along with the Stan Greenspon Holocaust and Social Justice Education Center presents “Understanding our Past. Celebrating our Present. Visioning our Future: Jacobs-Jaffa Charlotte Jewish Heritage Tours” …
Prayer for 2022 and Our World
As we wake to the dawn of a New Year we pray for… Hearts of compassion to recognize the struggles of others. Minds of wisdom to heal our world – so that …
Setting your intention for 2022
We stand at the cusp of the new year of 2022. Milestones in time are ideal moments for reflection and for setting intentions that lead to change. The past two …
Pop-Up History with the Levine Museum of the New South March 4 – 21, 2022
All of history is stories When we realize that personal narratives shape and define our larger shared history, individuals and the community gain perspective. This is the goal of our newest …
Harm & Repair: Embracing Conflict as Social Change, Tuesday, January 18, 2022, 7:00 pm
Raise your hand if you’ve experienced hurt in a social justice context. Organizing for social change can be fraught with conflict, reactivity and even, sometimes, lasting brokenness that weakens the …