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January 2020
Talley’s Folly by Lanford Wilson
TALLEY’S FOLLY by Lanford Wilson directed by John Gulley Sally Talley is a Protestant woman who is emotionally scarred from her infertility. Matt Friedman is a lonely Jewish man who is in desperately in love with her. In 1944 Missouri, society has deemed that these two people cannot be in…
- Date: January 23, 2020
- Time: 7:30pm - 8:30pm
- Address: 224 Polk St Raleigh, 27999 United States, Raleigh.
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: , .