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SUMMARY:From the Margins to the Mainstream: White Nationalism in America with 2239
DESCRIPTION:From the Margins to the Mainstream: Understanding & Resisting the White Nationalist Movement in America Today \nLeonard Zeskind spent four decades researching – often in-person – the organizing by the white nationalist movement\, from think tanks and publications to armed militia groups and Holocaust deniers. Published in 2009\, his seminal work\, Blood and Politics: History of the White Nationalist Movement from the Margins to the Mainstream\, was dismissed by some as paying attention to a problem of the past. Today\, the book is considered an essential study of American racism — thorough\, careful\, and troublingly prescient. \nDrawing on his experience not just as a MacArthur Genius Grant-winning scholar but also his decades of on-the-ground organizing\, Zeskind showed how Americans have both fought and succumbed to far-right messaging. Originally published in 2009\, the book is being re-released in paperback this October\, following Zeskind’s death in May 2025. \nThis re-release could not be more timely: In 2025\, the U.S. Naval Academy purged Blood and Politics as part of its banning of books about racism and diversity. In Leonard’s obituary\, The New York Times’s headline noted that he “foresaw the rise of white nationalism.” It continues to be a relevant compass to understanding the strategies that drive white nationalism forward. \nWashington Hebrew Congregation is honored to welcome several major researchers and collaborators who worked with Leonard across his career. The participants will include Carol Smith\, Leonard’s wife and partner of 45 years\, Devin Burghart\, executive director of the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights\, and Kenneth Stern\, the American Jewish Committee’s former director on hate and extremism. Other panelists may be added. \nThere will be a bagel brunch at 9:30 am before the event. \nABOUT THE PANELISTS\nCarol Smith\, Leonard’s life partner of 46 years\, will share her personal reflections across the over 40 years of his life’s work to defeat organized white nationalists. Director of a Farm Crisis Project for the Jewish Community Relations Bureau in Kansas City\, she worked closely with Leonard in the 1980s to stem the influence of the Posse Comitatus and other far-right efforts to recruit farmers during the 1980s Agricultural Crisis. \nDevin Burghart is the executive director of IREHR\, founded by Zeskind in 1983 to document and expose the white nationalist movement. Burghart is internationally recognized for his research and writing on white nationalism’s threat to democracy and human rights. Major publications include Soundtracks to the White Revolution\, Tea Party Nationalism\, and Ammon’s Army: Inside the far-Right People’s Rights Network\, Facebook and COVID Denial. Burghart\, working closely with Zeskind since 1991\, is currently tracking the white nationalists’ plans for a post-Trump era. \nKenneth Stern is the director of the Bard Center for the Study of Hate. Formerly the director of the division on antisemitism and extremism at the American Jewish Committee\, Stern is an award-winning author and attorney. Most recently\, Stern is the editor of Simply Human: A Guide to Understanding and Combating Hate\, an easy-to-read book in which an international team of hate studies experts join forces\, guiding us to a better understanding of human hatred\, what works to confront it\, what doesn’t\, and why. \n \nAccommodations: ADA Accessible Venue \n \nOrganization: 2239 \n \nLivestream or Virtual: No\, it’s not
URL:https://gatherdc.org/event/from-the-margins-to-the-mainstream-white-nationalism-in-america-with-2239/
LOCATION:Washington Hebrew Congregation\, 3935 Macomb St NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20016-3741\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learning
ORGANIZER;CN="Ira Miller":MAILTO:imiller@whctemple.org
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SUMMARY:Hanukkah Concert & Carnival with The LeeVees at Washington Hebrew Congregation
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Hanukkah with incredible music\, games\, and food! Fun for all ages! \nJoin us for an afternoon full of fun\, Hanukkah food and music with The LeeVees\, making their first appearance in the DMV in over a decade! The LeeVees features Adam Gardner from Guster and Dave Schneider from The Zambonis who\, with their incredible band\, play original Hanukkah rock music. Don’t miss this chance to light up your Hanukkah with great vibes and great company!  \nDoors open at 3:00 pm with a Hanukkah Carnival featuring a wide array of (free) games and activities. Your concert ticket also includes latkes and sufganiyot (Hanukkah donuts). The concert begins at 4:00 pm and ends with a Hanukkah candle lighting. This event will take place in Potomac\, Maryland. The specific location will be sent in advance to those who have purchased tickets. \nThis concert is the kickoff to Washington Hebrew Congregation’s 175th Anniversary and is presented in partnership with Camps Airy & Louise\, URJ Camp Harlam \, and URJ 6 Points Specialty Camps (Sports\, Creative Arts and Science/Tech) with more co-sponsors to be announced soon. \nTickets are $36 each or a Family Four-Pack for $108 (+ service fees).\nCost Range: $36 – $108 \n \nAccommodations: ADA Accessible Venue;ASL Interpretation;Sensory Space Available \n \nOrganization: Washington Hebrew Congregation \n \nLivestream or Virtual: No\, it’s not
URL:https://gatherdc.org/event/hanukkah-concert-carnival-with-the-leevees-at-washington-hebrew-congregation/
LOCATION:TBA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Social
ORGANIZER;CN="Ira Miller":MAILTO:imiller@whctemple.org
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SUMMARY:AAmram Scholar Series: Roy Altman\, "Israel on Trial" with 2239
DESCRIPTION:Israel on Trial : Examining the History\, the Evidence\, and the Law \nSponsored by the Dr. Allan and Katherine Schwartzberg Jewish Studies Endowment Fund \nSince October 7\, Judge Roy Altman has spoken about Israel at churches\, synagogues\, colleges\, law schools\, and community centers across the country. In those conversations\, he found that today’s debate keeps returning to six claims made against Israel\, including genocide\, occupation\, and apartheid\, and that each one is\, at its core\, a legal claim. \nIn his New York Times and USA Today bestseller Israel on Trial\, Altman sets aside emotion and rhetoric and examines each claim the way he would in his courtroom\, using a method lawyers and judges have relied on for 250 years. Each chapter ends with a verdict. Together they show how these claims fail on the law and how they have been used to diminish Jewish suffering and play on long-held prejudices about Jews. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nIn 2019\, Judge Alt­man became the youngest fed­er­al dis­trict court judge in the coun­try — and the youngest fed­er­al judge ever appoint­ed in the South­ern Dis­trict of Flori­da. Alt­man received a BA from Colum­bia\, where he played quar­ter­back and pitch­er — earn­ing All-Ivy hon­ors. Alt­man received his JD from Yale Law School\, where he was projects edi­tor of the Yale Law Jour­nal. Alt­man clerked for a fed­er­al judge and became a fed­er­al pros­e­cu­tor in Mia­mi\, where he twice received the DOJ’s high­est nation­al award for a fed­er­al pros­e­cu­tor. In 2013\, Judge Alt­man was named ​“Fed­er­al Pros­e­cu­tor of the Year” and\, in 2014\, became a part­ner at Pod­hurst Orseck\, where he rep­re­sent­ed the vic­tims of the Malaysian air­plane that dis­ap­peared over the Indi­an Ocean. \n \nAccommodations: ADA Accessible Venue \n \nOrganization: 2239 \n \nLivestream or Virtual: No\, it’s not
URL:https://gatherdc.org/event/aamram-scholar-series-roy-altman-israel-on-trial-with-2239/
LOCATION:Washington Hebrew Congregation\, 3935 Macomb St NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20016-3741\, United States
CATEGORIES:Learning
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