Thursday, October 30, 2003
Abraham Foxman lecture
Abraham Foxman to speak at inaugural Irving J. Block Memorial Lecture
by Wally Dobelis
On Monday, November 3, 7 p.m., the Brotherhood Synagogue will mark the first anniversary of the passing of Dr. Irving J. Block, its founding Rabbi, with the opening lecture in a memorial series dedicated to the late renowned community leader. The speaker will be the National Director of the Anti-Defamation League, Abraham H. Foxman.
Dr. Block, until his retirement in 1994, had led the synagogue for 40 years. He and the synagogue frequently linked hands with the ADL, to fight not only anti-Semitism but also to combat bigotry and discrimination in all parts of the nation and the world. Brotherhood Synagogue has frequently hosted traditional Passover seders for guests of the non-Jewish community, and World of Difference programs , to instill an understanding of different cultures among the young of diverse faiths.
Abraham H. Foxman has been with the ADL since 1965,and its National Director since 1987.He has had experiences in his personal life that epitomize the need for faiths and cultures to co-exist, for survival. Born in Poland during WWII, he was rescued by the family’s Polish nurse and brought up in the Catholic faith. Reunited with other surviving members of his family after the hostilities, he came to the US with his parents in 1950. A product of a Yeshiva education and the crossover experience that was City College and NYU Law School, he has been in the forefront of the efforts leading to the cooperation of all faiths in the struggle. He has spoken against bigotry and racial hatred in Jasper, Texas, in Oklahoma City, as well as in .Kosovo and the turmoil that is the Middle East.
His new book, Never Again?: The Threat of New Anti-Semitism (October 2003, Harper San Francisco) warns against the growth of this threat throughout the world, and not just as a handful of incidents. He sees a pattern of recurring violence of word and deed, violent speech and actions, fostered by enemies of peace against Jews, following the Nazi model. But ways to counteract are available.
There will be more, at the lecture. A lifelong watcher on the fire tower, Foxman weighs the current events in the world and the nation from both a Jewish and an American perspective, with valuable conclusions.
Brotherhood Synagogue, 28 Gramercy Park South, nr. 3rd Avenue, (212)-674-5750.
by Wally Dobelis
On Monday, November 3, 7 p.m., the Brotherhood Synagogue will mark the first anniversary of the passing of Dr. Irving J. Block, its founding Rabbi, with the opening lecture in a memorial series dedicated to the late renowned community leader. The speaker will be the National Director of the Anti-Defamation League, Abraham H. Foxman.
Dr. Block, until his retirement in 1994, had led the synagogue for 40 years. He and the synagogue frequently linked hands with the ADL, to fight not only anti-Semitism but also to combat bigotry and discrimination in all parts of the nation and the world. Brotherhood Synagogue has frequently hosted traditional Passover seders for guests of the non-Jewish community, and World of Difference programs , to instill an understanding of different cultures among the young of diverse faiths.
Abraham H. Foxman has been with the ADL since 1965,and its National Director since 1987.He has had experiences in his personal life that epitomize the need for faiths and cultures to co-exist, for survival. Born in Poland during WWII, he was rescued by the family’s Polish nurse and brought up in the Catholic faith. Reunited with other surviving members of his family after the hostilities, he came to the US with his parents in 1950. A product of a Yeshiva education and the crossover experience that was City College and NYU Law School, he has been in the forefront of the efforts leading to the cooperation of all faiths in the struggle. He has spoken against bigotry and racial hatred in Jasper, Texas, in Oklahoma City, as well as in .Kosovo and the turmoil that is the Middle East.
His new book, Never Again?: The Threat of New Anti-Semitism (October 2003, Harper San Francisco) warns against the growth of this threat throughout the world, and not just as a handful of incidents. He sees a pattern of recurring violence of word and deed, violent speech and actions, fostered by enemies of peace against Jews, following the Nazi model. But ways to counteract are available.
There will be more, at the lecture. A lifelong watcher on the fire tower, Foxman weighs the current events in the world and the nation from both a Jewish and an American perspective, with valuable conclusions.
Brotherhood Synagogue, 28 Gramercy Park South, nr. 3rd Avenue, (212)-674-5750.
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