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6/20 (Zoom & in person, Woburn MA) 7pm - The Road to Peace: A Collaborative Jewish-Muslim Discussion (Know Your Neighbor & partners)

Thursday, June 20, 7:00 PM EDT - Zoom & in person at Woburn Public Library, 94 Pleasant St, Woburn, MA

The Road to Peace: A Collaborative Jewish-Muslim Discussion

Hosted by Know Your Neighbor Woburn in collaboration with  with the Islamic Council of New England and Jewish-Muslim Solidarity Committee of Boston Workers Circle Center for Jewish Culture and Social Justice.

Panelists:

Ms. Asima Silva, Co-Founder, EnjoinGood, Host of “Perspectives with Asima Silva" local radio and TV show. Board member of Muslim Caucus of America.

Mr. Martin Bentz, Retired Senior Administrator for United Nations Peacekeeping Operations and Chair, Human Rights Commission, New Bedford, MA.

Dr. Jon A. Levisohn, Ph.D., Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Associate Professor of Jewish Educational Thought, Brandeis University

Dr. Yaser Najjar, Professor Emeritus, Framingham State University, Former Dean of Graduate Studies and Continuing Education

Rev. Ashlee Weist-Laird, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Jamaica Plain, MA

Rabbi Brian Walt, Co-Founder, Rabbis for Human Rights-North America, Member, Rabbis for Ceasefire

Moderator: Rev. Annie Gonzalez, Minister of Faith Development, First Parish, Bedford, MA

For more information, including speaker bios, and to register: 06/20/2024 | The Road to Peace: A Collaborative Jewish-Muslim Discussion | Woburn Public Library (assabetinteractive.com)