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 …
Two Days – Two Events – and You’re Invited to Both!
The Stan Greenspon Center, in partnership with Centropa, the Levine Jewish Community Center and the Hanns Seidel Foundation of Washington and Munich, bring you two very special events this April. …
NC Premier of “Close to Evil” and Discussion with author Alexandra Senfft
Join us on Sunday April 28 from 3:00 – 5:00pm in Ketner Auditorium for the North Carolina premier of the documentary “Close to Evil” followed by a discussion with Alexandra …
Do you love learning? We’ve got you covered.
This year is off to a great start and it’s only February! During the last month, The Greenspon Center took Holocaust education programs into four schools, hosted the international viewing …
Remember With Us This January
In January of 2017, the World Jewish Congress (WJC) launched their international campaign #WeRemember. They urged people around the world to photograph themselves holding a sign with the text “We …
Changing Clothes, Changing Realities and Celebrating our Greenspon Second Anniversary
The Stan Greenspon Center celebrated its second anniversary with a staged reading of Protective Custody Prisoner 34042 – the compelling story of our Charlotte cherished Holocaust survivor and scholar, Dr. …
“Never Again” is Not Enough
A friend of mine recently had the opportunity to speak with a Holocaust scholar who keeps an eye on antisemitism in many places. After the conversation, she told me that …
Dr. Cernyak-Spatz – a survivor, a teacher, and an inspiration
“Forgive? I don’t think there is anyone alive now who condemned me to death. And I’m still here.” – Dr. Susan Cernyak-Spatz, Queens University of Charlotte, Belk Chapel, November 13, …
A Christian Perspective on Kristallnacht
Wednesday evening I attended an 80th Anniversary Commemoration of Kristallnacht at Temple Israel in Charlotte. As I drove to the synagogue, I thought about what had happened in Pittsburgh eleven days …
80 years ago today…
80 years ago today, we awoke to a nightmare – if we ever went to sleep at all. 80 years ago today, any one who closed their eyes to the …