Asian American Jewish Voices: A Conversation with Rabbi Angela Buchdahl and Professor Helen Kim
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
<b>Wednesday, May 19 at 1 pm ET/10 am PT</b>
<b>Free with suggested <a href="https://www.classy.org/give/337012/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=JAHMBuchdahlKim&c_src2=EventPageButton" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$10 donation</a></b>
<b>See "Ways to Watch" below</b>
Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) and Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month share the month of May. In celebration of these months, and in recognition of the many Americans who share both Jewish and Asian heritage, we are thrilled to welcome two leading Asian American Jewish voices for a conversation: <strong>Rabbi Angela Warnick Buchdahl </strong>and Professor <strong>Helen Kim </strong>(Whitman College).
Among other topics, we'll hear from Rabbi Buchdahl on her many years of experience as an Asian American Jewish leader and from Helen Kim on her extensive research on being "JewAsian" as they both share their unique vantage on the intersection of Asian and Jewish identities.
Join us in lifting up the voices of the Asian American Jewish community this May.
#OurSharedHeritage
<strong>About the speakers:</strong>
<strong>Rabbi Angela Warnick Buchdahl</strong> is the first Asian American to be ordained as cantor or rabbi in North America. She currently serves as the Senior Rabbi at New York City's Central Synagogue.
<strong>Helen Kim</strong> is Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Professor of Sociology at Whitman College in Washington State, and co-author of the book <em>JewAsian: Race, Religion and Identity for America's Newest Jews.</em>
Image: Helen Kim (left), Rabbi Angela Buchdahl (right)
<strong>Ways to Watch</strong>
<i>Facebook: </i>Look for the LIVE post on the<strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/nmajh" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Museum’s Facebook page</a></strong> at 1pm ET. You do not need a Facebook account to view the program.
<i>NMAJH website: </i>A little before the program start time, the livestream will also be <strong>available at the top of this page</strong>. You will be prompted to enter your email address. Please note that you may need to refresh your screen and press “play” on the video—the static image will be replaced with the live feed before the program starts.
<i>Zoom: </i>Registration is required to receive the link–<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_p5MF42S9Rt6S4o925Fd7qw" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>click here</strong></a>. There are a limited number of Zoom slots available on a first-come, first-served basis. Zoom will cut off registration when the limit has been reached. Should that occur, please use one of the other methods listed above instead—they are all free and have unlimited capacity.
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This program is presented by the National Museum of American Jewish History in partnership with The Andrew and Ann Tisch Center for Jewish Dialogue at ANU, The Museum of the Jewish People.</em>
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<p style="text-align: center;">An official program of</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://jewishamericanheritage.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="wp-image-813 alignleft" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/JAHM_Pin_FINAL-03.jpg" alt="" width="166" height="166" /></a></em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">You may also be interested in <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/jewish-american-heritage-month/#events" target="_blank" rel="noopener">these JAHM 2021 programs</a>.</p>
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In Honor of Jewish-American and AAPI Heritage Month: A Story of Shared History & Solidarity
Thursday, May 20, 2021
<b>Wednesday, May 20 at 2 pm ET/11 am PT</b>
<b>Free with suggested <a href="https://www.classy.org/give/337012/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=JAHMBuchdahlKim&c_src2=EventPageButton" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$10 donation</a></b>
<b>See "Ways to Watch" below</b>
This program will provide background on historical ties between Asian-American & Pacific Islander and Jewish-American communities in the US, leading up to the current discrimination and violence that both groups continue to face on a regular basis through antisemitic and anti-Asian hate crimes. We will hear from historians, Members of Congress, and Jewish leaders of Asian descent as we discuss the challenges AAPI and Jewish communities face, what is being done to address incidents of hate, and actions we can all take to respond and come together.
<strong>Speakers include</strong>:
<ul>
<li><strong>Congresswoman Grace Meng</strong>, NY-6</li>
<li><strong>Congresswoman Young Kim, </strong>CA-39</li>
<li><strong>Joan Lubar</strong>, JEDI Chair, JFNA & Incoming Board Chair, Milwaukee Jewish Federation</li>
<li><strong>Alene Sussman</strong>, Director, Jewish Community Foundation of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation</li>
<li><strong>Dr. Annie Polland</strong>, President, Tenement Museum</li>
<li><strong>Margaret Chin</strong>, Professor of Sociology, Hunter College and The Graduate Center (CUNY) and Board Member, Tenement Museum & Museum of Chinese in America</li>
<li><strong>Rabbi Mira Rivera</strong>, Rabbi & Director of Pastoral Care, Romemu</li>
</ul>
<strong>Ways to Watch</strong>
<i>Zoom: </i>Registration is required to receive the link–<a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g3m1hFJ_SvSF2kfGBjDv7g" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>click here</strong></a>. There are a limited number of Zoom slots available on a first-come, first-served basis. Zoom will cut off registration when the limit has been reached. Should that occur, please use one of the other methods listed above instead—they are all free and have unlimited capacity.
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This program is presented by the Jewish Federations of North America in partnership with the Minneapolis Jewish Federation and the National Museum of American Jewish History in celebration of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Jewish American Heritage Month.</em>
<img class="alignnone wp-image-2049" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/JFNA_Primary_2color-1366x307.jpg" alt="" width="330" height="74" /> <img class="alignnone wp-image-2050" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/NMAJH-color500x250-1-scaled-1-1366x684.jpg" alt="" width="165" height="83" />
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<p style="text-align: center;">An official program of</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://jewishamericanheritage.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="wp-image-813 alignleft" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/JAHM_Pin_FINAL-03.jpg" alt="" width="166" height="166" /></a></em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">You may also be interested in <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/jewish-american-heritage-month/#events" target="_blank" rel="noopener">these JAHM 2021 programs</a>.</p>
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Virtual Capitol Hill JAHM Celebration
Friday, May 21, 2021
<b>Friday, May 21, 2021 | 12 pm ET (9 am PT)</b>
<b>See "Ways to Watch" below</b>
Each year on Capitol Hill in the Kennedy Caucus Room in the Russell Senate Office Building, U.S. Legislators participate in an annual Jewish American Heritage Month Celebration. This year, while we can't gather in person, we are sharing recorded remarks from our bi-partisan representatives across the country as they offer reflections on the importance of celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month and the diversity of our country.
In addition to honoring Jewish American Heritage Month, legislators will pay tribute to 2021 Capitol Hill JAHM Celebration honoree, Abe Foxman, former longtime director of the Anti-Defamation League.
<strong>Ways to Watch</strong>
<i>Facebook: </i>Look for the LIVE post on the<strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/nmajh" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Museum’s Facebook page</a></strong> at 12pm ET. You do not need a Facebook account to view the program.
<i>NMAJH website: </i>A little before the program start time, the livestream will also be <strong>available at the top of this page</strong>. You will be prompted to enter your email address. Please note that you may need to refresh your screen and press “play” on the video—the static image will be replaced with the live feed before the program starts.
<i>Zoom: </i>Registration is required to receive the link–<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bS6YVAPYRbKTbuyV9pdrgA" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>click here</strong></a>. There are a limited number of Zoom slots available on a first-come, first-served basis. Zoom will cut off registration when the limit has been reached. Should that occur, please use one of the other methods listed above instead—they are all free and have unlimited capacity.
<em>This event was co-organized with <a href="http://www.thefriedlandergroup.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Friedlander Group</a></em>
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<p style="text-align: center;">An official program of</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://jewishamericanheritage.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="wp-image-813 alignleft" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/JAHM_Pin_FINAL-03.jpg" alt="" width="166" height="166" /></a></em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">You may also be interested in <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/jewish-american-heritage-month/#events" target="_blank" rel="noopener">these JAHM 2021 programs</a>.</p>
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The Torah of Blues ft. Rabbi Sandra Lawson and Jerron Blindboy Paxton
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
<b>Wednesday, May 26 at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT</b>
<b>Free with suggested <a href="https://www.classy.org/give/337012/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=JAHMTorahBlues&c_src2=EventPageButton" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$10 donation</a></b>
<b>See "Ways to Watch" below</b>
"There is so much Torah in this music that we Jews can learn"
-Rabbi Sandra Lawson
The Blues is an essential form of expression and storytelling, a vehicle for learning, and passing down cultural history and heritage. The immediate predecessors of Blues were the work songs of enslaved people in America which had their origins in West Africa. During this program, <strong>Rabbi Sandra Lawson</strong> and Blues musician and historian <strong>Jerron Blindboy Paxton</strong>—two Americans at the intersection of Black and Jewish identities—will explore stories and lessons of Torah (the Hebrew Bible) that can be uncovered through examining this unique musical form that has influenced just about every genre of American music.
<a href="https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/profile/rabbi-sandra-lawson" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Rabbi Sandra Lawson </strong></a>is a Rabbi, activist, and the Inaugural Director of Diversity Equity and Inclusion with Reconstructing Judaism. <strong>Jerron Blindboy Paxton </strong>is a virtuosic multi-instrumentalist Blues musician and historian.
<strong>Ways to Watch</strong>
<i>Facebook: </i>Look for the LIVE post on the<strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/nmajh" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Museum’s Facebook page</a></strong> at 8pm ET. You do not need a Facebook account to view the program.
<i>NMAJH website: </i>A little before the program start time, the livestream will also be <strong>available at the top of this page</strong>. You will be prompted to enter your email address. Please note that you may need to refresh your screen and press “play” on the video—the static image will be replaced with the live feed before the program starts.
<i>Zoom: </i>Registration is required to receive the link–<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9Pee3ULKRvyte1iBRxe__g" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>click here</strong></a>. There are a limited number of Zoom slots available on a first-come, first-served basis. Zoom will cut off registration when the limit has been reached. Should that occur, please use one of the other methods listed above instead—they are all free and have unlimited capacity.
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<em>This program is presented by the National Museum of American Jewish History in partnership with Jews in ALL Hues.</em>
<img class="alignnone wp-image-2050" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/NMAJH-color500x250-1-scaled-1-1366x684.jpg" alt="" width="268" height="134" /> <img class="alignnone wp-image-2061" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/New-JIAH-Logo-copy.png" alt="" width="190" height="135" />
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<p style="text-align: center;">An official program of</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://jewishamericanheritage.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="wp-image-813 alignleft" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/JAHM_Pin_FINAL-03.jpg" alt="" width="166" height="166" /></a></em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">You may also be interested in <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/jewish-american-heritage-month/#events" target="_blank" rel="noopener">these JAHM 2021 programs</a>.</p>
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Let My People Go! Lessons of the Soviet Jewry Movement for Today with Natan Sharansky
Thursday, May 27, 2021
<b>Friday, May 27 at 12 pm ET/9 am PT</b>
<b>See "Ways to Watch" below</b>
In honor of Jewish American Heritage Month, join a special symposium about the Free Soviet Jewry movement, which was a unifying moment for all of American society. The American Jewish community’s history of activism and the cross-communal partnerships that contributed to the success of the movement offer powerful lessons to mobilize a new generation in today's struggle against anti-Semitism.
This program will feature:
<ul>
<li><b>Natan Sharansky</b>, the most famous of the soviet refuseniks, former Deputy Prime Minister of Israel, human rights activist, best-selling author</li>
<li><b>Malcom Hoenlein</b>, Executive Vice Chair of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jews Organizations and Founding Executive Director of the Greater New York Conference on Soviet Jewry</li>
<li><strong>Anita Friedman</strong>, Executive Director of Jewish Children and Family Services of San Francisco</li>
<li><strong>Susannah Heschel, </strong>Dartmouth College Jewish Studies Chair, Daughter of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel</li>
<li><strong>Rabbi Stanley M Davids, </strong>Former Head of Reform Zionism, Soviet Jewry Activist</li>
<li><strong>Mark Levin</strong>, <span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Head of National Council Supporting Eurasian Jewry"}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":13117,"3":{"1":0},"5":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"6":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"7":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"8":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"11":4,"12":0,"15":"Arial","16":12}">Head of National Council Supporting Eurasian Jewry</span></li>
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<strong>Ways to Watch:</strong>
<i>Zoom: </i>Registration is required to receive the link–<a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z5hSRtLrRWebj2M8f5JslA" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>click here</strong></a>.
This program is presented by:
<a href="https://combatantisemitism.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="wp-image-3000 alignleft" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CAS_logo-Color-Adjusted-3.jpg" alt="" width="447" height="113" /></a>
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<p style="font-size: 15px;">Image:
T-shirt, ca. 1980s
National Museum of American Jewish History, 1995.78.2
Gift of the Soviet Jewry Council of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Philadelphia</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">An official program of</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://jewishamericanheritage.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="wp-image-813 alignleft" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/JAHM_Pin_FINAL-03.jpg" alt="" width="166" height="166" /></a></em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">You may also be interested in <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/jewish-american-heritage-month/#events" target="_blank" rel="noopener">these JAHM 2021 programs</a>.</p>
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National Jewish Community Observance of Memorial Day
Sunday, May 30, 2021
<b>Sunday, May 30, 2021 at 7pm ET
See “Ways to Watch” below
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<span data-contrast="auto">From the Revolutionary War through today’s ongoing </span><span data-contrast="auto">war</span><span data-contrast="auto"> against terrorism, American Jews have served nobly in all branches of our country’s military</span><span data-contrast="auto">—</span><span data-contrast="auto">and many </span><span data-contrast="auto">are</span><span data-contrast="auto"> among our nation’s fallen heroes.</span><span data-contrast="auto"> It is incumbent upon America’s Jewish community</span><span data-contrast="auto">, therefore,</span><span data-contrast="auto"> to </span><span data-contrast="auto">mark Memorial Day</span><span data-contrast="auto"> for both </span><span data-contrast="auto">its national </span><span data-contrast="auto">and its</span><span data-contrast="auto"> Jewish significance. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":240}"> </span>
<span data-contrast="auto">During</span><span data-contrast="auto"> this year’s </span><span data-contrast="auto">JWB Jewish Chaplains Council</span><a href="https://jcca.org/what-we-do/jwb/"><span data-contrast="auto">®</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">National Jewish Community Observance of Memorial Day</span><span data-contrast="auto">, </span><span data-contrast="auto">the</span><span data-contrast="auto"> theme</span><span data-contrast="auto"> of which</span><span data-contrast="auto"> is </span><span data-contrast="auto">“</span><span data-contrast="auto">Together in Memory</span><span data-contrast="auto">,</span><span data-contrast="auto">”</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">w</span><span data-contrast="auto">e </span><span data-contrast="auto">will hear from post</span><span data-contrast="auto">-</span><span data-contrast="auto">9/11 Jewish Gold Star Families</span><span data-contrast="auto">. Members of these</span><span data-contrast="auto"> families—who</span><span data-contrast="auto"> have</span><span data-contrast="auto"> had </span><span data-contrast="auto">a close relative killed in action</span><span data-contrast="auto">—will </span><span data-contrast="auto">reflec</span><span data-contrast="auto">t and reminiscence </span><span data-contrast="auto">about the lives and legacies of their loved ones. Jewish military chaplains and leaders of the American Jewish community will offer words of prayer</span><span data-contrast="auto"> and</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">support</span><span data-contrast="auto">,</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">as well as</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">a commitment to </span><span data-contrast="auto">ever </span><span data-contrast="auto">honor </span><span data-contrast="auto">the</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">memories of </span><span data-contrast="auto">Gold Star Families’ </span><span data-contrast="auto">loved ones</span><span data-contrast="auto">.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":240}"> </span>
<span data-contrast="auto">Featuring greetings from Senate Majority Leader, Chuck S</span><span data-contrast="auto">c</span><span data-contrast="auto">humer, U.S. Senator for New York.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":240}"> </span>
<strong>Ways to Watch</strong>
<i>Facebook: </i>Look for the LIVE post on the<strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/nmajh" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Museum’s Facebook page</a></strong> at 7pm ET. You do not need a Facebook account to view the program.
<i>NMAJH website: </i>A little before the program start time, the livestream will also be <strong>available at the top of this page</strong>. You will be prompted to enter your email address. Please note that you may need to refresh your screen and press “play” on the video—the static image will be replaced with the live feed before the program starts.
<i>Zoom: </i>Registration is required to receive the link–<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dEPjv9xKTyuYy-KFZbx1SA" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>click here</strong></a>. There are a limited number of Zoom slots available on a first-come, first-served basis. Zoom will cut off registration when the limit has been reached. Should that occur, please use one of the other methods listed above instead—they are all free and have unlimited capacity.
<i>This program is organized by </i><i>JWB Jewish Chaplains Council and the JCC Association of North America in partnership with the National Museum of American Jewish History and Jewish American Heritage Month.</i>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://donate.jcca.org/index.htm?campaignid=pHl2CBF5D52" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="alignleft wp-image-2002" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/JWB_black_badge-1.jpg" alt="" width="268" height="268" /></a></p>
<p style="font-size: 15px;">Image:
Jewish Welfare Board, Washington, D. C., ca. 1919
National Museum of American Jewish History, 2006.1.1150
Peter H. Schweitzer Collection of Jewish Americana</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">An official program of</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://jewishamericanheritage.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="wp-image-813 alignleft" src="https://www.nmajh.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/JAHM_Pin_FINAL-03.jpg" alt="" width="166" height="166" /></a></em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">You may also be interested in <a href="https://www.nmajh.org/jewish-american-heritage-month/#events" target="_blank" rel="noopener">these JAHM 2021 programs</a>.</p>
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