Events

21st Annual State of Indiana Holocaust Remembrance Program Friday, November 15, 2019, 12pm at the Indiana State House For over two decades, the JCRC has partnered with the Indiana Civil Rights Commission to plan Indiana’s official Holocaust memorial program.  In recent years, we’ve expanded that partnership to include the Federation’s department of Jewish education.  This [...]

Breakfast & Learn How the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Fights Modern Hate & Genocide   Event Details: To keep the promise of "never again", the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is a world leader in fighting modern-day hate and genocide. Come learn from some of their experts on today's challenges. A light breakfast will be [...]

The World We Live(d) In   Event Description: A juxtaposition of the social justice climate of yesterday and today interpreted through poetry and dance. How have our views on issues like race, inequality, climate change, gender, and immigration changed through the course of history? How have poets interpreted these views? The Indiana Writers Center has [...]

Ain't I a Woman? The Evolution of Women in Politics     Event Description: Come to the table! Through conversation over dinner, we will explore the incomplete legacy of the women’s suffrage movement in an effort to build bridges, see new perspectives, and find a path forward. The passage of the 19th Amendment, which prohibits [...]

J.J. Goldberg and Jonathan Tobin “Left vs. Right: The Battle for the Soul of American Jewry” Moderated by Jeff Smulyan (Chairman, CEO and Founder, Emmis Communications) How and why has the discussion around antisemitism in the U.S. become both polarized and politicized? Can a diverse Jewish community speak with one voice on immigration, efforts to boycott [...]

Upcoming JCRC Events   Teaching & Scholarship on the Holocaust in the U.S. Tuesday, September 10, 2019 @ 7:00pm The Athenaeum 401 E. Michigan St., Indianapolis, IN 46204   The JCRC is partnering with the Leo Baeck Institute, the Athenaeum Foundation, The Circle: Germans, Jews, and Hoosiers in Conversation, IUPUI’s Max Kade Center, and IU’s [...]