“How great it is that no one need wait a single moment to start to improve the world.” – Anne Frank Your support has enabled us to embrace each moment of …
Initial Reflections: National Level Advocacy
On Thursday, November 16th the Racial Justice Advocacy group met to brainstorm areas for advocacy efforts. After the past eight weeks of education events, the group felt inspired to explore …
How long does it take to grow a Jewish Studies program?
How long does it take to grow a Jewish Studies program? It is analogous to raising a child – it is hard to mark when that task comes to its …
Celebrating a Permanent Home for Jewish Studies at Queens & Our Newly Named Sklut Professorship
QUEENS RECEIVES $1 MILLION TO ESTABLISH PROFESSORSHIP OF JEWISH STUDIES CHARLOTTE, N.C. (September 25, 2017) – Thanks to the generosity of Lori and Eric Sklut, a $1 million endowed fund …
White Supremacy, Charlottesville, and Us
White supremacy is sometimes easy to identify. Some who hold this ideology are aligned with groups we know well: the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazis. Their presence is frightening. Intimidation …
Then and Now
Then and now… 78 years ago today, the calls to help 937 Jewish refugees (mostly from Germany) fell on deaf ears as the transatlantic liner St. Louis was denied entry …
Religion and Relationships on the Road: A Deep South Pilgrimage
Racial justice is preoccupying many religious leaders. As in too many other cities across the country, protests erupted in Charlotte last fall following the fatal police shooting of an African-American …