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To Catch an Anti-semite: A Story of Humor, Danger, Spirituality, Media Bias & Cyber-Hatred

The Jewish Learning Institute of Contra Costa Presents

To Catch an Anti-Semite:Story of Humor, Danger, Spirituality, Media Bias, and Cyber-Hatred 
An Evening with Rabbi Dr. David Nesenoff

The viral video of White House correspondent Helen Thomas proclaiming that Jews should "Get the hell out of Palestine" and "Go home [to] Poland and Germany" forced Thomas to resign and catapulted her interviewer, DavidNesenoff, into the limelight, receiving tens of thousands of hate mail and death threats. 

Hear firsthand David's incredible story

To watch the Youtube video please click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQcQdWBqt14 

Wednesday, October 16th

7:30 PM
Contra Costa JCC

2071 Tice Valley BLVD. Walnut Creek.

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Tickets: $12.00. Event Sponsor $180.00 (includes four complimentary tickets).
Rabbi Dr. David F. Nesenoff
  

is a publisher, journalist and filmmaker. He was the intervention

consultant for the United States Justice Department’s Civil Rights

Monitors Office for the largest civil rights violation consent decree in

U.S history, the Denny Restaurant case. In addition to David having
been

the publisher of a newspaper in New Yorkand inJerusalem, he recently

authored a book with a collection of his satirical commentary, “David’s

Harp.” He speaks to worldwide audiences and is often interviewed

throughout the media concerning his Helen Thomas interview, his receipt

of thousands of hate mail, his views on media bias, Anti-Semitism,

tolerance and the Middle East conflict. His films have received numerous
awards including five Telly Media

Awards and screenings at the famed Sundance Film Festival.


For more information and to RSVP please  go to the website shown and click on To Catch an Anti-semite  Admission is $12/person http://www.jewishcontracosta.com/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/1650672/jewish/Life-in-the-Balance.htm


P.S.  Please join us for an amazing brand new JLI course titled "Life in the

Balance: Jewish Perspectives on Everyday Medical Dilemmas", beginning Tuesday October 22nd. The course is accredited for 30 PRA catagory 1 CME credits, 6 CLE credits and 12 CDE credits.


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