Monday 20 March, 2017
Deborah E. Lipstadt, Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies, Tam Institute for Jewish Studies and the Department of Religion. Deborah Esther Lipstadt is an American historian, best known as author of the books Denying the Holocaust, History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier and The Eichmann Trial.
Convention Service Mercer Ballroom Sh’lichei Tzibur Noam Katz, Rachel Timoner Torah Service Vicky Glikin, Nancy Kasten, Leslie Niren, Debra Robbins Remove Torahs from Ark Cindy Enger, Alan Henkin Hakafah Temple Emanu-El Clergy
With profound gratitude, the CCAR thanks the Molly Blank Fund of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation for underwriting the CCAR’s engagement with the Atlanta community during today’s programming; at the hotel, at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, and at The Temple. SOCIAL JUSTICE KICKOFF PROGRAM Introduction: David Stern Through our panel’s candid conversation and appreciative inquiry, we will explore how to be...
The Center for Civil and Human Rights in downtown Atlanta is an engaging cultural attraction that connects the American Civil Rights Movement to today’s Global Human Rights Movements. The mission of The Center for Civil and Human Rights is to empower people to take the protection of every human’s rights personally. Through sharing stories of courage and struggle around the world, The Center encourages visitors to gain a deeper understanding of the role they play in helping to pro...
Panel Presentation Moderated by Peter Berg, with Melissa Fay Greene, Jimmy Maize, Bill Rothschild, Janice Rothschild, and Alvin Sugarman. On October 12, 1958, a bundle of dynamite blew through the wall of Atlanta’s oldest synagogue. Following 1954’s Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision, Rabbi Rothschild of The Temple had become a public advocate for the progress of Civil Rights. The explosion and national support for The Temple community bolstered Atlanta c...
