A POSITIVE AGENDA FOR ISRAELIS, PALESTINIANS AND AMERICAN JEWS

A talk with Alan Elsner, J Street VP for Communications.
Presented by J Street Rochester

Tuesday, November 17, 7:30 pm at the JCC, 1200 Edgewood Avenue, Rochester N.Y.

With the current horrific violence in Israeli and the West Bank and Gaza, many Israelis, Palestinians and American Jews have given up on ever reach peace. Yet, according to Alan Elsner, the two-state solution remains the only viable way to resolve the conflict. This talk will examine why the current situation is unsustainable. Elsner believes that if the parties continue on their present course, Israel’s future as a democracy and Jewish homeland will come under increasing threat. His lecture is entitled:
“A Positive Agenda for Israelis, Palestinians and American Jews” read more

Sunday, November 8, 2 pm
at the Turkish Cultural Center of Rochester
2692 Dewey Avenue

Topic for discussion:
“Notions of the Afterlife”

speakers:
Dr. Ahmet Celenli, UR Muslim Chaplain
Rabbi Drorah Setel, Temple Emanu-El

Kosher and Halal refreshments will be served

the public is invited to attend

co-sponsored by:
Congregation Beth Hamedresh – Beth Israel
Temple Beth Am
Temple Beth David
The Turkish Cultural Center of Rochester
The Peace Islands Institute of Upstate New York

with support from the Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation read more

Antisemitism & Islamophobia:  A Panel Discussion
Thursday, November 12, 2015
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester 441 East Avenue • Rochester, NY 14607

Free of charge • All are welcome

Featuring:

Dr. Mehnaz Afridi

Dr. Afridi is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Interfaith Education Center at Manhattan College. An observant Muslim who teaches courses both in Islam and the Holocaust at a Catholic college, many of Dr. Afridi’s publications have focused on themes of Muslim identity with an emphasis on the way that Antisemitism has been expressed by her contemporaries. read more

SHALOM CHAVER: YITZHAK RABIN, TWENTY YEARS LATER

Tuesday, November 3, 7pm; JCC Hart Theater

A Tribute To Yitzhak Rabin On The Eve Of The Twentieth Anniversary Of His Assassination.

Join us for a screening of My So-Called Enemy, an RIJFF favorite in which six Israeli and Palestinian teens meet to share their stories. Screening preceded by a short tribute to Rabin’s legacy and unwavering commitment to peace. (Film in English, Arabic, and Hebrew, with English subtitles; 89 minutes.) For more information, contact Joy Getnick.
Free read more