Book Sale and Signing

In cooperation with Jewish Community Synagogue and Palm Beach State College. Elie Wiesel was a towering presence on the world stage — a Nobel Laureate, activist, advisor to world leaders, and the author of more than forty books. But when asked, Wiesel always said, “ I am a teacher first.” In fact, he taught at Boston University for nearly four decades, and with this book, “Witness”, Ariel Burger – devoted protege, apprentice and friend – takes us into the sacred space of Wiesel’s classroom

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Book Sale and Signing

Elie Wiesel was a towering presence on the world stage — a Nobel Laureate, activist, advisor to world leaders, and the author of more than forty books. But when asked, Wiesel always said, “ I am a teacher first.” In fact, he taught at Boston University for nearly four decades, and with this book, “Witness”, Ariel Burger – devoted protege, apprentice and friend – takes us into the sacred space of Wiesel’s classroom.

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Seventy-five years after World War II, Germany has evolved into a country with a varied and fascinating Remembrance culture, reminding Germans and visitors alike of the nation’s horrible past and legacy. Join German Historian Anette Isaacs as she takes you on a photographic journey which explores and discusses a multitude of memorials to the victims of the Holocaust, thus shedding light on the various intriguing artistic representations of the concepts of Remembrance and Guilt in the “land of the perpetrators.”

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From his childhood as a Muslim in Kuwait to the re-discovery of his Jewish roots in Canada, Halawa’s crossed borders both spiritually and literally. Hear how his unique journey allows him to teach understanding and tolerance in the face of oppression and antisemitism.

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Professor Kontorovich will discuss what international law really says about Israel, its borders, and settlements. Drawing on his extensive academic research, Prof. Kontorovich will show how border disputes and population migration have been handled in other conflicts, and thus help understand what “international” law is, not just what countries think should happen to Israel.

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Many American jews and Jewish organizations seem unable to memorialize the Holocaust without first universalizing it, stripping it of its singularly Jewish component. They position it within a greater arc of human suffering to accommodate current grievance groups. Under the guise of Tikkun O’lam, they prioritize a universal mission to protect other minorities at the expense of intrinsic Jewish safety. Has this attitude led to Jews being of secondary importance to Jews themselves and consequently to the general public who witness this lack of self-regard? Is this a danger to our inherent nationhood?

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Dr. Berkowitz is a widely respected scholar and public speaker on the Holocaust and contemporary Antisemitism. His knowledge of the Shoah is paralleled only by his researchbased, enlightening Holocaust lectures. This talk will examine the pseudoscientific roots of Nazism, and their odious role in a vision of the 1,000 Year Reich. Dr. Berkowitz will identify the roles and actions of prominent medical doctors/scientists and institutions inside and outside of Nazi Germany who actively participated in “scientific” experiments and medical atrocities. He will share evidence of the egregious roles played by Dr. Hans Asperger, father of Autism and the Asperger Syndrome, and the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in the infamous T-4 Euthanasia Program.

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Tal Heinrich breaks down recent regional developments, including the latest escalation between Israel and Gaza, and their impact on U.S. foreign policy. Tal looks at a U.S. partisan approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and suggests a different framework to understand the tensions. Her analysis moves along the lines of Islam’s religious conflicts. She explores how the Shia-Sunni divide and the fight against the enemies of Islam (known as “Jihad”) are driving current struggles, but are also creating opportunities for relations between Israel and Arab countries.

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