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October 2024
Exhibit, “Humans of October 7” by Erez Kaganovitz
Exhibit in memory of 1st anniversary of 10/7 at the Joan and Alan Berkinow JCC Staten Island
Discussing hate speech in the Digital Age
Dr. Tim Corbett, is an award-winning historian, writer, translator, and editor based in Vienna, Austria. His research and publishing activities focus on modern Austrian history and the former Habsburg Empire, with a particular focus on Vienna’s Jewish history. He is currently affiliated as a research associate with the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna and serves as a permanent member of the Academic Advisory Board of the Austrian Society for the Study of Exile. He has held numerous fellowships and visiting positions at institutions around the world including the Museum of Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish History in New York, Vienna University and the Vienna Wiesenthal Institute for Holocaust Studies
Screening of PBS Documentary Nazi Town
Nazi Town, USA tells the story of the German American Bund, a pro-Nazi group which in the 1930s had scores of chapters across the country, representing what many believe was a real threat of fascist subversion in the United States.
Join us for a screening followed by a discussion with Dr. Steve Snow, Professor of Political Science, Wagner College.
November 2024
Black Libertator As Veterans @ Faith United Methodist Church, Staten Island
A service in honor of William A. Morris Jr. for the 80th anniversary of D-Day
Hate, Rising Islamophobia and the Bullying of Muslim Youth
Join us for a talk with Dr. Nadia Ansary, Professor of Psychology, Rider University. Dr. Ansary has several research interests exploring: 1) bullying and victimization, particularly with Muslim targets, 2) Muslim youth and young adult mental well-being and community-based outreach, and 3) the association between problem behaviors and achievement particularly focusing on affluent youth. Her research also includes a focus on cross-cultural issues including acculturative stress and family conflict. In 2008, she was appointed by Governor Corzine to the New Jersey Commission on Bullying in Schools.
Inhertied Trauma, Place, Embodied Memory and Artistic Practice Talks
Artist Lorna Brunstein, second generation, in conversation with Katie O'Brien.
Via Zoom...zoom link to follow