Archive: October 2020

Hartman@Home: Judaism, Citizenship, and Democracy

Posted on October 29, 2020

October 29, 2020 @ All Day – Hartman@Home: Judaism, Citizenship, and Democracy For two weeks leading up to the U.S. elections, as we kick-off our Hartman@Home fall programming, Hartman scholars will bring calm and reason — along with passion and insight — to the key civic issues facing the Jewish community today. Join us as we bring a Jewish lens to the civic obligations, […]

Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center Benefit Event – Generations Forward

Posted on October 29, 2020

October 29, 2020 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – On Thursday, October 29th, the Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHRECNY) will host a Virtual Benefit Event Generations Forward -Honoring Human Rights Leaders Past, Present, Future starting at 7pm. This virtual event will honor U.S. Congresswoman Nita Lowey, the HHRECNY Speakers Bureau Survivors and Liberators, and feature Guest Speaker Derek Black, who is the […]

Understanding “The Image of God”: A Candid Webinar Series on Human Dignity and Racial Justice based in the Jewish tradition.

Posted on October 29, 2020

October 29, 2020 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – The sanctity of human dignity serves as a bedrock of the Biblical and Rabbinic traditions. And yet, the cruel pervasiveness of racial injustice displays just how challenging and complicated it can be to adhere to this sacred principle. What does it mean to act out the dictum that all humans are created “in the image […]