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Lunch And Learn- The State of Anti-Semitism in America: What Can We Do? // a talk by Peggy Shukur
March 21, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
In recent years, many of us have been shaken by the surge in anti-Semitic incidents. A key resource in combatting anti-Semitism is the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).
Peggy Shukur, Deputy Regional Director of ADL New England, will provide an update on current trends and what the ADL is doing – with time to respond to your questions.
For more on the ADL New England: https://newengland.adl.org/
About OZ’s Lunch and Learns:
Returning to Ohavi Zedek’s Social Hall as an in-person event! (No Zoom unless conditions change.)
A delicious lunch will be offered. Speakers covering a wide range of topics. Seating will be available for those who want to stay masked and not join us for lunch. Our goal is for everyone to feel comfortable and enjoy the talks.
Upcoming Lunch And Learns:
Lunch & Learn // From Berlin to Hollywood: the Life and Times of Ernst Lubitsch, Fritz Lang, and Billy Wilder
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United States// A Talk, with Film Clips, by UVM Lane Series Director Natalie Neuert Director Billy Wilder Natalie Neuert will discuss how these Weimar Era Jewish directors became three of the... Read More
Lunch & Learn // An Introduction to the Me2 Orchestra
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United States// A Presentation by Me2 Orchestra Manager and Cellist Phoenix Crockett The Me2/ (“Me, too”) Orchestra -- which involves 50 Burlington musicians and over 200 musicians in all of New... Read More
Lunch & Learn // Supporting Kids & Families — the Work of the Boys & Girls Club of Burlington
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United States// An Illustrated Talk by Executive Director, Tanya Benosky Boys & Girls Club group photo. Serving 250 kids a day, the Boys & Girls Club of Burlington plays a critical... Read More
Lunch & Learn // Volunteers Helping People Seeking Asylum
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United States// An Introduction by CASAN Board Members Jan Steinbauer and Kim Watkin Above: A little newcomer enjoys her first Winter in Vermont. Below: Memories of home. The Chittenden Asylum Seekers... Read More
Lunch & Learn // The Kurdish-led Local Democracy Revolution in the Middle East
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United States// An Illustrated Talk by Author and Translator Janet Biehl Graduation day at the women's academy in Raqqa, a place where ISIS once sold women it captured as sex slaves.... Read More
Lunch & Learn // Ernest Bloch’s Sacred Service
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 188 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT, United States// An Exploration by Musicologist & Choral Conductor Nathaniel G. Lew 1917 photo of Ernest Bloch. Wikipedia. In May, the Vermont Choral Union will perform the Sacred Service (Avodath Hakodesh) by Swiss-American composer... Read More
Background:
It is my pleasure to announce that Wayne Senville has graciously consented to take over thereins at Lunch & Learn, the once-a-month program that I have been honored to chair since2007. It was time for a change, and Wayne is eminently qualified to step in and continue toseek out speakers and presentations that reflect our Jewish and community interests.Wayne, who holds a law degree and a Master’s in City Planning, came to Vermont in 1988 withhis family to accept the position of Director of Local and Regional Planning Assistance in the VTDept. of Housing and Community Affairs. He subsequently founded a citizen planners journal,which gained nationwide readership, and was the recipient of many awards and honors in theplanning field. Attuned to social justice, both he and his wife, Lila Shapero, continue to have anactive voice in neighborhood and community issues, and beyond. Wayne himself was a Lunch &Learn presenter in 2008 (“Across America on Route 50: Conversations with Citizens andPlanners on the State of Our Cities & Towns”) and again in 2019 (“How the 1903 KishinevPogrom Shocked the World”). Look for an exciting L&L series in 2022/23, with innovative ideas, including panel discussions. A shift from Thursdays to Tuesdays, too!
