“Turmoil, Change and Inspiration in the Jewish World”
Global Symposium
Date: Monday, December 8, 2014
Time: 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Baruch College
Newman Conference Center
151 East 25th Street, New York
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and The Sandra Kahn Wasserman Jewish Studies Center at Baruch College present:
Turmoil, Change & Inspiration in the Jewish World
Artists, academics, field experts, and opinion makers discuss the genesis of Jewish life as we know it and the major global trends of concern today. With Frédéric Brenner, Hadassah Lieberman, Mark Podwal, Jeffrey Peck, JDC’s Alan Gill, Dr. Rick Hodes, Asher Ostrin and others.
Program:
Part I: Jewish Responses to War (9:00 – 10:00 am)
- Welcome
Dean Jeffrey Peck, Vice Provost for Global Strategies and Dean of the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences
Professor Jessica Lang, Director of The Sandra Kahn Wasserman Jewish Studies Center
JDC Board member and law partner Zach Fasman
- Experiencing Terezin: Art and Meaning
Artist Mark Podwal
- Galvanizing an American Jewish ethic of responsibility: World War I to today
Short Film – The Forward’s “Our Forgotten War”
Asher Ostrin, JDC
- Why it Matters: A Personal Story
Hadassah Lieberman
Part II: Jews in the World (10:00 – 11:00 am)
- A Global Perspective on Humanitarian Care
Businesswoman and JDC Ambassador Carol Levy introduces
- Helping Jews in Need in Europe and the Former Soviet Union Crossing the Divide: A Link with Jews across the Ocean
Davida Kutscher and Vladimir Shraga, photographer
- Helping Jews in Need in Europe and the Former Soviet Union
Crossing the Divide: A Link with Jews across the Ocean
Davida Kutscher, JDC & Vladimir Shraga, photographer
- One vision, one person, one team
Laurie Franz, Executive Director, Agahozou Shalom Youth Village
- A Commitment to Africa and Beyond: One Person is a World
JDC’s Sam Amiel and Dr. Rick Hodes
Part III: Jews at Home (11:20 am – 12:30 pm)
- JDC in Israel
Art collector and JDC Ambassador Orna Stern
- I Witness: Seeing Myself in the Stories I Hear
JDC Board member and community activist Diane Werner
JDC Impact Network co-chair Avra Gordis
- This Place: A photographic essay
Photographer and Artist Frederic Brenner
Closing:
Alan Gill, Executive Vice President & CEO, JDC
In order to reserve a seat, please register for Part I/Part II/Part III by emailing: [email protected].
Space is limited. Please only register for the portions of the program you plan on attending.
