International Holocaust Remembrance Day occurs on January 27th. The nation of Israel will hold Yom Hashoah commemorations this year beginning at sundown on the 27th of Nissan (April 7th according …
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 …
Black and Brown and White: Now What?
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 …
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 …
Educational Opportunities During These Challenging Times…
Times are challenging right now, in many different ways. It seems as if life just keeps handing us lemons when all we want are sweet oranges. We wanted to share …
We Must Do More Than Remember
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 …
Evolving and Devolving
Written for Kristallnacht (November 9-10, 2019) and Veteran’s Day (November 11, 2019) Language evolves. Research evolves. Learning evolves. We have been told to expand our language. November 9-10, 1938 was …
Close to Home or Far, Far Away – Keep Learning!
I’m sure you have heard it before, in one way or another: be a lifelong learner. The reasons to do this are myriad: It keeps you young, It helps you …
Presidential Determination (PD) on refugee admissions for 2020
According to United States law, a “refugee” is a person who is unable or unwilling to return to his or her home country because of a “well-founded fear of persecution” …