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January 2020
Holocaust Remembrance Day Lecture
“Tehran Children: A Holocaust Refugee Odyssey” – Mikhal Dekel (City College of New York) comes to Duke to give the Holocaust Remembrance Day lecture on her new book, “Tehran Children: A Holocaust Refugee Odyssey.” A book signing and reception will follow. Dekel was born in Haifa, Israel, to a Holocaust…
- Date: January 27, 2020
- Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
- Address: 411 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC, 27705, United States., .
February 2020
John Bolton: The National Security Challenge of 2020
Ambassador John Bolton served as National Security Advisor to President Trump, having previously served in the Reagan administration and George H.W. Bush administration in several roles in the State and Justice Departments. He also served in the George W. Bush Administration as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. National Security…
- Date: February 17, 2020
- Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
- Address: 402 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, United States., .
March 2020
Rudnick lecture presents Bari Weiss: “How to Fight Antisemitism”
Note: This event was canceled due to COVID. The Rudnick Lecture at the Duke Center for Jewish Studies welcomes Bari Weiss (NY Times) to discuss her book “How to Fight Antisemitism“. Bari Weiss is a world-renowned, vigorous opponent of both left-wing and right-wing antiSemitism. The NCCI strongly encourages you to…
- Date: March 24, 2020
- Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
- Address: 3001 Cameron Boulevard, Durham.
June 2020
Amazing Story of Hussein Aboubakr
Premiering June 22nd–Don’t Miss the Amazing Story of Hussein Aboubakr. How does a typical youngster from Cairo grow up abhorring Jews? How can he free his psyche from that contempt and at last free himself, even at the danger of losing his life? Minority of One tells the story of…
- Date: June 22, 2020
- Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm
- Address: Online, Chapel Hill.
What Congress Needs to Know About Judea & Samaria
With the issue of Israel declaring sovereignty over portions of Judea and Samaria making daily international headlines, we bring you this timely, exciting talk by Dan Pollak, Director of ZOA’s Government Relations Department. Introductory remarks by Josh Ravitch, Co-Founder of North Carolina Coalition for Israel (NCCI).
- Date: June 28, 2020
- Time: 8:00am - 8:30am
- Address: Online, Chapel Hill.
November 2020
Forgotten Refugees
The film shares the compelling story of the nearly 1 million Jews living in Arab countries who were forcibly expelled from or compelled to leave their homes between 1948–1960. Most of these people were absorbed by the newly formed State of Israel.
- Date: November 29, 2020
- Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
- Address: Online, Chapel Hill.
December 2020
Chag Habanot: A North African Chanukah Celebration of Women
Chag Habanot is a holiday celebrated by Mizrahi communities on Rosh Chodesh Tevet. The festival, which takes place during Hanukkah, honors the story of the Jewish heroine Judith and the important role of women in Jewish life. It is customary to sing, dance, and light the night’s menorah candle in…
- Date: December 17, 2020
- Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
- Address: , .
April 2021
Yom HaShoah Commemoration – One Survivor Remembers
We are honored to have Holocaust survivor Ben Lesser as our speaker. Born in Krakow, Poland in 1928, Ben survived several ghettos, concentration camps, death marches, and death trains, including the notorious three-week death train from Buchenwald to Dachau that arrived just three days before liberation. Today he is the…
- Date: April 11, 2021
- Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm
- Address: Online, Chapel Hill.
July 2021
“NO FEAR: A Rally in Solidarity with the Jewish People.”
Antisemitism isn’t taking a summer vacation. So neither can we. On July 11 in Washington, D.C, Alliance for Israel and Elisha Wiesel are organizing “NO FEAR: A Rally in Solidarity with the Jewish People.” It is time for the Jewish people and our allies to speak out against antisemitism with…
- Date: July 11, 2021
- Time: 1:00pm - 3:30pm
- Address: Pennsylvania Ave NW &, 16th Street Northwest, Washington.
October 2021
NCCI Carrboro Farmers Market Booth
NCCI runs a booth at both the Durham and Carrboro Farmers Markets, educating marketgoers about the many ways that the Jewish State of Israel makes the world a better place for all. Come help at the booth to show our love for Israel, providing information and cool chatchkas supplied by…
- Date: October 30, 2021
- Time: 8:00am - 12:00pm
- Address: 301 W Main St Carrboro, 27510 United States, .