by Annette van de Kamp-Wright | Oct 19, 2016 | Featured, Local News, Special Events
10.21.16 Issue Leonard Greenspoon, Klutznick Chair, Creighton University The Bible and democracy. The rabbis and democracy. Israel and democracy. These are some of the many topics that presenters will address at the 29th Annual Symposium on Jewish Civilization, Is...
by Annette van de Kamp-Wright | Oct 13, 2016 | Featured, Local News, Special Events
10.14.16 Issue Renee Corcoran, Executive Director, Nebraska Jewish Historical Society The Nebraska Jewish Historical Society is sponsoring a special musical tribute to renowned songwriter, lyricist and musical director of films by the late Ann (Rosenblatt) Ronell on...
by Annette van de Kamp-Wright | Oct 13, 2016 | Arts & Entertainment, Featured, Local News, Special Events
10.14.16 Issue Curtis Hutt, UNO Religious Studies/Schwalb Center On Oct. 27, the Israeli film director Shimon Dotan will travel to Omaha for a showing of his recent provocative film The Settlers sponsored by the UNO Journal of Religion and Film and the Schwalb Center...
by Annette van de Kamp-Wright | Oct 5, 2016 | Featured, Local News, Special Events
10.7.16 Issue Leonard Greenspoon, Creighton University Klutznick Chair What does it take to be the keynote speaker at this year’s Symposium on Jewish Civilization, titled Is Judaism Democratic? In the case of Dr. Lenn Goodman, the invitation recognizes his decades of...
by Annette van de Kamp-Wright | Oct 5, 2016 | Featured, Local News, Special Events
10.7.16 Issue Ozzie Nogg The commandment to care for the stranger is mentioned more times than any other commandment in the Torah. In text and prayer we are taught: you too must befriend the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. Turning this precept...
by Annette van de Kamp-Wright | Oct 5, 2016 | Arts & Entertainment, Featured, Local News, Special Events
10.7.16 Issue Liz Feldstern, Executive Director, IHE The Institute for Holocaust Education’s mission is to engage people with information about the Holocaust and WWII. We do this in order to honor the legacies of what was and what was lost – and as a way to prevent...
