Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt joins Central Synagogue’s Rabbi Angela Buchdahl to discuss the rise in hatred against Jews following October 7 and what we can do to advocate for stronger action against antisemitism. 13
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A conversation about the importance of folklore in both the Black and Jewish communities, from the golem to Hip Hop and Jewish jokes, with Eric K. Ward, Nadine Epstein, Adam Mansbach and Langston Collin Wilkins, part of Moment’s Wide River Project. 23
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Holocaust historian and the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s chief Nazi hunter, Efraim Zuroff, and bestselling author Naomi Ragen discuss the scourge of Holocaust distortion, in a program of the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center 48
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Speaker Mike Johnson and others representing the front lines of pro-Israel activism are recognized at the Justice Louis D. Brandeis ZOA award dinner. 35
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Explore the triumphs and shortcomings of Betty Friedan’s 1963 bestseller in the context of today’s feminism with activist Muriel Fox, author Brittney Cooper, and journalist Rebecca Traister, hosted by broadcast journalist Lynn Sherr, in a program of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. 72
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Robert Siegel hosts as Israeli jurist Dorit Beinisch, Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt, civil rights strategist Eric K Ward, and authors Anne Applebaum, Esther Foer and Dara Horn are honored by Moment Magazine. 22
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Donniel Hartman , addresses the emotions and tensions surrounding morality and the Israel-Hamas war, and offers frameworks for how American Jews can engage during this moment of global Jewish heartbreak. 53
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Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt speaks about the current technological landscape, how phone-based childhood has impacted Gen Z, and how parents and schools can partner to protect them. 92
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A big band arrangement of “Jingle Bells,” a moving rendition of “Light in the Window” and the popular “William the Angel” are among the songs in this highlights special of the annual Rob Mathes Holiday Concert, dedicated in 2023 to Rob’s friend, inspiration, and “the concert mascot,” Rabbi Mark S. Golub z”l. 24
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Beginning with “Hatikvah” and ending with Beethoven’s 3rd Symphony, “Eroica,” the Israel Philharmonic plays a hope-filled concert to salute Israel and its people, conducted by Maestro Lahav Shani. 34
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