During the past few months the topics of racial inequity and injustice have been front and center in our country in ways not seen since the Civil Rights Movement. Black …
Holocaust Education and Dismantling Racism
Antisemitism, in all its ugly forms reaching back thousands of years, is a vicious form of racism that began as anti-Judaism. It evolved throughout time from discrimination based solely on …
Greenspon Center programming during the stay-at-home order
(All programs listed were offered virtually) Holocaust & Human Rights Education Yom Hashoah presentations for Providence Day School Donna Tarney created a 15 minute video presentation for the Providence Day …
A Memory Resurfaces: A Survivor Reflects by Marianne Lieberman
The following reflection comes from Marianne Lieberman, one of our local Holocaust Survivors. Marianne wrote this piece as a response to the feelings of isolation and tension that were re-awakened …
What Charlotte needs this week and how you can help (4/6/2020)
The Stan Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice and Queens University have joined CharMeck Responds Coalition (CRC), https://charmeckresponds.org/. The CharMeck Responds Coalition is made up of many faith partners, …
Jeffrey Alan Schwartz Holocaust Speakers Bureau is now a reality!
In memory of Jeffrey Alan Schwartz, his brother Larry Schwartz and family have established the Jeffrey Alan Schwartz Holocaust Speakers Bureau. This newly developed program is now available to bring …
We Are Brooklyn by: Charis Blackmon
“We are Brooklyn” is the thought that comes to mind as I sit in a room full of advocates for restorative justice. Some from the original Brooklyn neighborhood, others proximate …
A Jew, A Muslim, A Seventh Day Adventist and An Athiest Walk into Shabbat Dinner
Noah Goldman, the author of this piece, will be graduating in May. He was actively engaged and on the Hillel Board during his entire tenure at Queens. He did a …
Truth, Justice and Reconciliation: Second Annual Arts & Advocacy Project
Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation: Arts & Advocacy Project Brooklyn to Biddleville: Then + Now The theme of our Arts and Advocacy 2019 Initiative is “Brooklyn to Biddleville, Then and Now …
Spring into New Learning!
Spring is a season filled with things to do. Basketball playoffs, Spring cleaning, gardening and yardwork, and school breaks fill our days and our calendars. At the Stan Greenspon Center …