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Mon,
Mar 4
Film screening @ 6PM
Panel conversation @ 7
– 8:30PM
Chase Room
NJPAC
Newark, NJ
The
murder of 11 worshippers in the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh in
2018 was the largest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. In the aftermath,
interfaith groups rallied for their Jewish neighbors in meaningful ways —
including attending memorials, raising money for funerals and spearheading
advocacy campaigns to combat gun violence.
With a national uptick in hate crimes against religious, racial and LGBTQ+
groups, among others, it’s time to ignite the power of interfaith
cooperation to effect change.
Join us for an abridged screening of A
Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting followed by a
panel conversation with national and local faith leaders on how to build
unity to confront all forms of hate.
This program is produced by NJPAC’s Black
and Jewish Understanding Project and Standing in Solidarity.
(A link to the full-length film will be emailed to registrants one week
before the event.)
Our panel will be moderated by Frederick
Davie, Senior Strategic Advisor to the President at Union
Theological Seminary, Vice Chair of U.S. Commission on International
Religious Freedom and Senior Advisor for Racial Equity at Interfaith
America.
Our
panelists include:
Rev. Dr. Ambassador
Suzan Johnson Cook, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for
International Religious Freedom
Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz,
Senior Rabbi of Temple B’nai Jeshurun in Short Hills and President of the
Coalition of Religious Leaders for the State of New Jersey
Imam Mohamed Magid,
Executive Religious Director of All Dulles Area Muslim Society Center in
Virginia, Commissioner of U.S. Commission on International Religious
Freedom and Chairman of International Interfaith Peace Corps
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