When Rabbi Judy Schindler, Queens University Sklut Professor of Jewish Studies and Director of the Stan Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice, offered a virtual eight-week course this past …
Peaks and Valleys in Black-Jewish Relations
Peaks and Valleys: Milestone Moments in Black–Jewish Relations Our eight-week community course explored the complexity of the historic relationship between the American Black and Jewish communities. From exploring texts on race in the …
Street Art – Painting Jewish Identity in Charlotte and Beyond
Charlotte learned the power of street art this summer as twenty-two artists came together to paint a “Black Lives Matter” Mural on South Tryon Street between East 3rd and East …
The Stan Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice is pleased to announce a new program: Student to Student High School Peer Education Program
Prejudice often results from lack of knowledge and familiarity. As a response, the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte and the Stan Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice are pleased …
Jewish Studies Fall Community Course: Peaks and Valleys in Black-Jewish Relations
Peaks and Valleys: Milestone Moments in Black-Jewish Relations with Rabbi Schindler Wednesday afternoons, 12:30-2:00 pm September 30, 2020 to December 2, 2020 (no class on October 28th and November 25th) …
Exploring the BLM Movement from Jewish Perspectives
Join us for two great panels with two sets of inspiring thought leaders! Wednesday, August 5th, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Click here to RSVP Thursday, August 6th, 12:00 …
An afternoon with Holocaust Survivor, Suly Chenkin
Suly Chenkin was born in Kovno, Lithuania. Her story begins and ends with a prophecy uttered by her grandmother at the moment she was born. “This child” she said, “because …
Yizkor in the Yard – Shavuot Study and Art in Nature, Friday, May 29 at 2:00 pm
Join Queens University Jewish Studies for a special program entitled “Yizkor in the Yard – Shavuot Study and Art in Nature.” Shavuot is a Jewish holiday celebrating the beginning of …
Just Keep Dancing – A Video Blog
Today is the seventh day of Passover and the seventy-fifth anniversary of the liberation from Bergen-Belsen. This day is a celebration of song and dancing — dancing on the other …
A Passover Seder Supplement for 2020
The Haggadah is a tool for imparting the lessons of the past to the next generation. We are meant to apply the Biblical stories of oppression to the present so …