Sunday 19 March, 2017
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...
Tuesday 21 March, 2017
ETHICS KICKOFF PROGRAM While we often debate or discuss ethical dilemmas, we less often think deeply about what ethics itself is. Drawing on over thirty years studying ethics, Dr. Wolpe will explore six assumptions that people have about ethics that are, in his opinion, either wrong or incompletely understood. In so doing he will show why these insights help us resolve ethical challenges, and will include some special bonus insights such as why ethics is not actually a...
This afternoon marks the official launch of our newest publication, This Grateful Heart: Psalms and Prayers for a New Day, by Alden Solovy. In addition, since we last gathered together, The Sacred Calling: Four Decades of Women the Rabbinate, edited by Rebecca Einstein Schorr and Alysa Mendelson Graf, with introductions by Sally Priesand and Jacqueline Koch Ellenson, has been awarded the National Jewish Book Award for Women's Studies. In this past year, we are also very prou...
The Jacob Rader Marcus Memorial Lecture sponsored by The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives. The Southern Poverty Law Center is dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society. Using litigation, education, and other forms of advocacy, the SPLC works toward the day when the ideals of equal justice and equal opportunity will be a reality.
Wednesday 22 March, 2017
Welcome by American Reform Zionist Association and Israel Ministry of Tourism With profound gratitude, the CCAR thanks the Israel Ministry of Tourism for underwriting today’s Israel programming and for supporting leadership trips throughout the year. ISRAEL PROGRAM Underwritten by ARZA Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger and Ali Abu Awwad will share their story about their work of mutual understanding and respect in...
Introduction: Denise L. Eger Cornell William Brooks, NAACP President Cornell William Brooks is the president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the nation’s oldest, largest, and most widely respected grassroots-based civil rights organization. In 2014, he became the 18th person to serve as chief executive of the Association, whose members in the United States and worldwide are the premier advocates for civil rights in...
