Pushing the Boundaries: Changing Women's Roles in Orthodox Judaism
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - 11:00am to 12:15pm
Alissa Thomas-Newborn, L.A.'s first female Orthodox congregational rabbi (her title is officially "Morah" – teacher), will speak about women's changing roles in Judaism. Read more
Sephardic Heritage and Culture
Monday, April 18, 2016 - 9:30am to 10:45am
Rabbi Daniel Bouskila, director of the Sephardic Education Center, will share some of the rich cultural history of the Jews of Spain and their descendants throughout the world. Read more
CANCELLED The Lost and the Living: One Family's Journeys from the Old World to the New, and Back Again
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 - 12:30pm to 1:45pm
THIS EVENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED.
Los Angeles native Lisa Lainer-Fagan presents her extraordinary research... Read more
Environmental Justice Series
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Town Hall with Environmental Justice Activists Read more
Men's Circle
Wednesday, February 10, 2016 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
The Gold Next to the Mud: Men’s Responses to Trauma, Rage and Grief with Poetry, Song, Talking Circles, Dance Read more
The Kindness of the Hangman
Thursday, March 3, 2016 - 7:30pm
Dr. Henry Oster, author of The Kindness of the Hangman (Higgins Bay Press, 2014), which tells a gripping tale of the 2,011 Jews who were rounded up by the Gestapo and deported from Cologne, Germany. Henry is the only one still alive to tell their story. Read more
A Conversation with Governor Michael Dukakis
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 7:00pm to 9:30pm
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Michael Dukakis was Governor of Massachusetts from 1975 to 1979 and again from 1983 to 1991. In 1988, he was the Democratic nominee for President of the United States. Seating for this event is limited and reservations are required. For more information and to reserve your space, please Read more
Open Forum with California State University Chancellor Timothy P. White
Friday, January 29, 2016 - 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Members of the CSUN community are invited to an open public forum with California State University Chancellor Timothy P. White on Friday, January 29, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the Plaza del Sol Performance Hall. Read more
"I'll Make a Man Out of You: Redefining Strong Female Characters" a presentation by Anita Sarkeesian
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 - 4:00pm
Join us for a provocative and thoughtful conversation with Anita Sarkeesian. Read more
Civil Rights Pioneer: A Symposium on Judge Loren Miller
Monday, February 29, 2016 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Historian and documentarian Dr. Amina Hassan and Judge Robin Miller Sloan will each speak about the life of Judge Loren Miller.
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