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SUMMARY:Educators Opportunity: Countering Extremism & Building Resilient Communities Act 48 Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Educators\, join Classrooms Without Borders and Tony McAleer\, a former Skinhead and Holocaust denier turned anti-hate activist and founding member of Life After Hate\, and director and author Peter Hutchison for an impactful professional development experience. Tony and Peter will guide educators through The Cure for Hate\, a powerful film tracing Tony’s journey of atonement and his transformative visit to Auschwitz. The film and curriculum explore the connection between historical hate and modern-day extremism\, offering timely and relevant strategies for Holocaust education and making a compelling case for radical compassion in the face of division. As polarization deepens\, youth are especially vulnerable to extremist ideologies. Through this session\, educators will gain tools to use The Cure for Hate curriculum to help students understand the roots of hatred\, resist “othering” tendencies\, gain digital literacy\, and build resilience against radicalization. Tools gained from this training can deepen discussion in a variety of subject areas – social studies\, the humanities\, and English language arts – and prepare students to engage thoughtfully across ideological lines in college and career. \nMeets PDE’s Priorities: The program aligns with Act 70: Holocaust\, Genocide\, and Human Rights Violations Education and the Pennsylvania Career Ready Skills for high school students: \n\nRecognize the ideas\, perspectives\, and contributions of others\nDetermine a response strategy with respect to the ideas\, perspectives\, and contributions of others\nCommunicate clearly\, effectively\, and with reason\n\n\nRespond with personal integrity in various social contexts\nAcknowledge diversity and respect cultural differences\nEvaluate how societal and cultural norms and mores influence personal interactions\nEvaluate the impact of diverse perspectives for the purpose of engaging others\n\nParticipants will receive 3 Act 48 credits and a $25 gift card as an honorarium for their time. A light dinner will be served.
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/educators-opportunity-countering-extremism-building-resilient-communities-act-48-workshop/
LOCATION:Rodef Shalom Congregation Falk Library 4905 Fifth Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15213\, 4905 Fifth Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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SUMMARY:Andrew Laszlo: Growing Up in Hungary\, Surviving the Holocaust\, and Coming to America
DESCRIPTION:Andrew Laszlo: Growing Up in Hungary\, Surviving the Holocaust\, and Coming to America\n\nJoin Andrew Laszlo Jr. as he shares the extraordinary journey of his father\, Andrew Laszlo\, from a middle-class childhood in Hungary\, through the horrors of the Holocaust\, to an inspiring new life in America. More than a story of survival\, this presentation highlights resilience\, determination\, and the pursuit of dreams against all odds. \nLaszlo survived Bergen-Belsen\, escaped post-war Soviet-occupied Hungary\, and arrived in the U.S. with only $2.36 to his name—eventually becoming a world-renowned cinematographer behind films such as Shogun and Rambo: First Blood. His story remained a secret for 50 years until a book arrived on his son’s doorstep\, revealing the past he had kept hidden. \n \nThrough personal reflections and powerful storytelling\, Andrew Laszlo Jr. explores themes of survival\, reinvention\, and the forgotten heroes who risked everything to help others. This is an unforgettable narrative of courage\, loss\, and the enduring human spirit. \n \n\nIn Partnership with: \n \nIN PERSON EVENT: \n\nAaron Court Rodef Shalom Congregation\n4905 Fifth Avenue | Pittsburgh\, PA 15213
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/andrew-laszlo-growing-up-in-hungary-surviving-the-holocaust-and-coming-to-america/
LOCATION:Rodef Shalom Congregation Falk Library 4905 Fifth Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15213\, 4905 Fifth Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240918T173000
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SUMMARY:How Can International Cooperation Strengthen Democracy and Combat Antisemitism in Germany and the United States?
DESCRIPTION:The American Council on Germany and the American Academy in Berlin\, in cooperation with Classrooms Without Borders; the German-American Chamber of Commerce\, Pittsburgh Chapter; the Honorary Consul of Germany\, Pittsburgh; and Rodef Shalom Congregation cordially invite you to a Discussion with Dr. Sharon Nazarian\, President of the Y&S Nazarian Family Foundation and Inaugural Gahl Hodges Burt Scholar at the American Academy in Berlin on \n“How Can International Cooperation Strengthen Democracy and Combat Antisemitism in Germany and the United States?” \n\nWednesday\, September 18\, 2024\n5:30 – 7:00 pm\nLevy Hall at Rodef Shalom\n4905 Fifth Ave.\nPittsburgh\, PA 15213\n\n \nDr. Sharon S. Nazarian was earlier this year the inaugural Gahl Hodges Burt Scholar at the American Academy in Berlin. She is an expert on antisemitism and its intersection with democratic crisis across Europe\, North America\, and Australia. Dr. Nazarian is the president of the Y&S Nazarian Family Foundation\, with a regional office in Israel called the Ima Foundation. She is the founder of the Younes & Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies at University of California\, Los Angeles\, housed at UCLA’s International Institute\, which provides a systematic\, academic study of contemporary Israel. In 2017\, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) appointed Dr. Nazarian as senior vice president in international affairs. She served in this role for five years\, acting as chief diplomat and policymaker of ADL\, meeting with heads of state\, foreign ministers\, and leaders of Jewish communities around the world and advancing ADL’s initiatives for fighting antisemitism and racial hatred globally. She also oversaw ADL’s Israel office. \nDr. Nazarian currently serves as a member of ADL’s national board of directors\, a trustee of the board of Freedom House\, and is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations. She also chairs the board of the Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies at UCLA and sits on the board of governors of University of Haifa. Dr. Nazarian studied journalism and international relations at the University of Southern California\, where also received her master’s and doctoral degrees in political science\, specializing in political economy and economic development in newly industrialized countries. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nOrganized by \n \n\n\n\n\n\nThe  American Council on Germany (ACG) is an independent\, nonpartisan nonprofit organization that promotes dialogue among leaders from business\, government\, and the media in the United States and Europe. The ACG strengthens transatlantic understanding and coordinates policy initiatives on key issues in an era where economic and financial issues are as important as the diplomatic and military issues that dominated the early postwar decades of the relationship.
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/how-can-international-cooperation-strengthen-democracy-and-combat-antisemitism-in-germany-and-the-united-states/
LOCATION:Rodef Shalom Congregation Falk Library 4905 Fifth Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15213\, 4905 Fifth Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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SUMMARY:Silent Tears\, The Last Yiddish Tango
DESCRIPTION:Silent Tears\, The Last Yiddish Tango\n \n\n\nRodef Shalom Congregation\, 4905 Fifth Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15213\, USA \n\n\n\nPayadora Tango performs award-winning music from Silent Tears\, The Last Yiddish Tango. From inspiring songs about survival to mournful laments\, this program\, based on poems\, testimonies\, and writings of women who survived the Holocaust\, conveys an almost indescribable depth of emotion rarely sung about.  Find out more and register to attend at rodefshalom.org/SilentTears. \n\n\nSilent Tears\, The Last Yiddish Tango is based on poems\, testimonies\, and writings of women who survived the Holocaust. The album reached #1 on World Music Charts Europe in 2023\, becoming the first Yiddish recording ever to top the chart. The project began when Dr. Paula David launched a poetry program to help elderly Holocaust survivors deal with long-term trauma from the horrific crimes they endured in their youth.   \nSilent Tears\, created by Payadora Tango\, composer Rebekah Wolkstein and journalist/producer Dan Rosenberg\, also includes works based on Holocaust survivor Molly Applebaum’s diary and memoir\, Buried Words about her experience in hiding underground in rural Poland during the Holocaust. \nFrom inspiring songs about survival to mournful laments\, this award-winning program conveys an almost indescribable depth of emotion rarely sung about. \nReservations required at rodefshalom.org/SilentTears:   \nFree for members of Rodef Shalom Congregation and Temple Sinai \n$18 for the public \nThis concert is presented by Rodef Shalom Congregation in partnership with the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh and Classrooms without Borders \nFor a preview\, take a listen here!
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/silent-tears-the-last-yiddish-tango/
LOCATION:Rodef Shalom Congregation Falk Library 4905 Fifth Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15213\, 4905 Fifth Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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SUMMARY:Competing Narratives: History Mobilized for National Conflict
DESCRIPTION:Israel Speakers Series: Session 1\nCompeting Narratives – History Mobilized for National Conflict with Speaker: Avi Ben Hur: Scholar in Residence\, Classrooms Without Borders  \n \nRodef Shalom Congregation  \nCo-Sponsored by Classrooms Without Borders \nSpeaker: Avi Ben Hur: Scholar in Residence\, Classrooms Without Borders   \nA Brooklyn native\, Avi Ben-Hur moved to Israel in 1983. From 2003-2008 Avi was Director of the Archaeological Seminars School for Israeli Tour Guides. In 2008 Avi participated in re-writing the curriculum of the National Guiding courses for the Israeli Ministry of Tourism. As a “Scholar in Residence\, Avi has lectured\, taught and facilitated workshops in the US\, Warsaw\, Prague\, Berlin and Greece. From 1996-2000\, Avi taught in Yad Vashem’s International School for Holocaust Studies. As a guide\, Avi has specialized working with organizations focusing on political issues (such as AIPAC & CIJA)\, inter-faith programs and Holocaust studies. At Present\, Avi is an examiner for the Israeli Ministry of Tourism Licensing Boards and is the ongoing scholar in residence of Classrooms Without Borders \nQuestions?  Please reach out to: \nShari Woldenberg at SWoldenberg@bethshalompgh.org \nDanie Oberman at Danie@templesinaipgh.org \nRabbi Jessica Locketz at Locketz@rodefshalom.org \nSponsored by Congregation Beth Shalom\, Rodef Shalom Congregation\, and Temple Sinai
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/competing-narratives-history-mobilized-for-national-conflict/
LOCATION:Rodef Shalom Congregation Falk Library 4905 Fifth Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15213\, 4905 Fifth Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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SUMMARY:FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT: MOSAICS INSPIRED BY TRAGEDY
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nFree and open to the public\nRSVPs to our opening reception are requested\nPresented by Rodef Shalom Congregation in collaboration with Violins of Hope\, this exhibit features mosaics from artists around the world created in response to the October 2018 attack on three Pittsburgh congregations. Through their pieces\, these artists tackle themes ranging from antisemitism and injustice\, to hope\, resilience\, and peace. \nThe exhibit will be on display through November 27\, 2023.
URL:https://cwb-pgh-org-staging.ehven.net/event/from-darkness-to-light-mosaics-inspired-by-tragedy/
LOCATION:Rodef Shalom Congregation Falk Library 4905 Fifth Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15213\, 4905 Fifth Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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