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Internal regulations motion tabled until next Council session

On Thursday February 9, the Legislative Council of the Students Society of McGill University (SSMU) convened for an exceptionally long and confrontational meeting, with Council lasting over six hours and ending at one a.m.

During the first two hours of Council, people speaking during Question Period primarily voiced concerns over a tweet by Arts Representative and former Daily editor Igor Sadikov, which has drawn intense criticism for its alleged incitement to violence.

Furthermore, a motion to amend SSMUs internal regulations was debated extensively and then postponed until the next Council meeting, on February 23. Council also discussed six notices of motion and three other motions.

The day before the Council meeting, on Wednesday February 8, a recent tweet reading punch a Zionist today had surfaced online.

The tweet, which was posted to Sadikovs personal account after working hours on February 6, was a reference to the recent punch a Nazi memes which circulated online following the viral video of white supremacist Richard Spencer being punched in the face at the inauguration of United States President Donald Trump.

The tweet in question has since been deleted, but not before screenshots of it had been widely shared within the McGill community and beyond.

The day before the Council meeting, on Wednesday February 8, a recent tweet reading punch a Zionist today had surfaced online.

Over the course of the following day, Thursday February 9, an intense storm of criticism developed around Sadikov and his tweet, with many at McGill and in the wider world portraying it as an incitement to anti-Semitic violence.

This interpretation rests on the conflation of Zionism with Jewishness which, while widely believed, is in fact a misconception; many Jewish people do not identify with the settler-colonial ideology of Zionism or the goals and actions of the state of Israel.

Moreover, it should be noted that Sadikov himself is Jewish, a fact which has been ignored by many media outlets and in the discussion surrounding this controversy.

On Thursday morning, the Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS), of which Sadikov is a council member as one of the Arts Representatives to SSMU, published a statement on their Facebook page condemning the tweet and asking for his resignation.

Over the course of the following day, Thursday February 9, an intense storm of criticism developed around Sadikov and his tweet, with many at McGill and in the wider world portraying it as an incitement to anti-Semitic violence.

Meanwhile, Christopher Manfredi, McGills Provost and Vice-Principal Academic, issued a public statement calling the tweet disturbing, stating that disciplinary action was underway on the grounds that the tweet violated McGill policy, despite being sent from a personal account after working hours.

Sadikov has been harshly criticized within certain segments of the McGill community, and in a variety of local, national, and international media outlets. Nonetheless, a movement in support of him has also developed.

A number of student groups and individuals in the university community expressed public support for Sadikov, using the hashtag #BiasedMcGill to call attention to what they perceived as a disproportionate and unjust response to his tweet.

On Thursday morning, the Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS), of which Sadikov is a council member as one of the Arts Representatives to SSMU, published a statement on their Facebook page condemning the tweet and asking for his resignation.

It was in this incendiary context that SSMU Council met on Thursday evening. While such meetings are generally only attended by the councillors themselves and a few members of the student press, this one had attracted a crowd of roughly 50 students.

Some came with the intention of confronting Sadikov for perceived incitement to violence, while others wished to stand in solidarity with him and call attention to what they saw as political bias underlying the attacks against him.

After a number of lengthy presentations which were previously scheduled for that Council meeting, a question period began during which members of the gallery could air their concerns, and have them addressed by members of Council.

Arts student David Naftalin opened the session by telling those assembled that he personally felt frightened by Sadikovs tweet, and didnt see how a member of this board has a right to be here based on the SSMU constitution, which prides itself on inclusivity and diversity.

In response to this, engineering student Laura Khoury said that as a Palestinian, she felt unsafe due to the presence of Zionists on Council.

Since SSMU has a social justice mandate, asked Khoury, why does it allow Zionist councilors on Council, when Zionist ideology is inherently [linked to] ethnically cleansing Palestinians?

Your question I think is really inappropriate, replied Social Work Representative Jasmine Segal, because freedom of speech [means that] people are allowed to believe what they want.

Segal publicly identified herself as a Zionist, and characterized Sadikovs tweet as a hate crime. When this statement elicited criticism from some in the gallery, she stated that she had consulted thoroughly with her constituents before the meeting, and was using vocabulary which they had endorsed.

Since SSMU has a social justice mandate, asked Khoury, why does it allow Zionist councilors on Council, when Zionist ideology is inherently [linked to] ethnically cleansing Palestinians?

Much of the question period involved heated debate over how exactly to define Zionism, and over who had experienced violence.

Iris Madeleine asked Council what would be done to guarantee Igors safety after this hateful campaign against him.

AUS President Becky Goldberg, who was present in the gallery, replied to Madeleine, making it clear that she was speaking as an individual, not as the voice of her Society.

Your question I think is really inappropriate, replied Social Work Representative Jasmine Segal, because freedom of speech [means that] people are allowed to believe what they want.

It seems to be a little bit of [] a political witch-hunt, said Goldberg, and I have tried to ensure Igors safety just in providing my personal support [] but we have been contemplating formulating a statement that does not condone the use of [] defamation or [] the promotion of harm in response to something that people perceived as harm.

Indeed, on the following day, AUS published a second statement on its Facebook page, condemning the violence enacted or threatened against Sadikov in recent days.

It seems to be a little bit of [] a political witch-hunt.

I am grateful for President Goldbergs support provided on a personal level, responded Sadikov at Council. That said, Im in agreement with [Madeleine] about the need for institutional support. Over the past 24 hours I have received hundreds of insults and threats on social media, my personal information has been posted online, it has been reported to various institutions and authorities. I cannot say that [] I feel safe.

Following the question period, Council discussed a motion to reform SSMUs internal regulations which had been moved by Sadikov in collaboration with SSMU VP University Affairs Erin Sobat. In essence, the motion aimed to improve accountability at the level of the SSMU Board of Directors (BoD).

Last year, a series of reforms were passed which significantly increased the BoDs power, in an effort to allow Council to function more efficiently. In doing so, however, reforms failed to put in place adequate checks and balances; as a result, the BoD, an unelected body, currently has the unchecked ability to make substantive decisions independently of Council in certain cases.

The motion brought to Thursdays Council meeting aimed to address this problem by obliging the Chair of the BoD to present a full report at every meeting of Council.

The motion also made a slight adjustment to the regulations surrounding the ratification of opinions from SSMUs Judicial Board (J-Board). Currently, every time the J-Board issues an opinion, it is presented to the BoD to be either ratified, returned for further consideration by the J-Board, or overturned. In order to overturn an opinion, a four-fifths majority of BoD members is required; this threshold can be difficult to reach in certain cases, resulting in institutional paralysis.

The motion brought to Thursdays Council meeting aimed to address this problem by obliging the Chair of the BoD to present a full report at every meeting of Council.

As Sadikov put it, At the BoD, we had this situation where the Board was not able to ratify [a certain] opinion, nor overturn it. So this opinion is basically not in effect because it hasnt been ratified, nor overturned, so it remains in this procedural gray area or limbo.

In order to address this issue, the motion proposed by Sadikov and Sobat only required a simple majority of BoD members to overturn an opinion from the J-Board. However, this small procedural change sparked a heated controversy. Many students had expressed firm opposition to the motion in the days leading up to Council, contending that this change was motivated by a desire to thwart J-Board favourable opinions towards Zionism.

Some of those who spoke against the motion during Thursdays Council meeting referenced the judicial opinion issued in May 2016 which ruled that a General Assembly motion in support of the pro-Palestinian Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions (BDS) campaign had violated SSMU policy. This controversial J-Board opinion was never ratified by the BoD; nor was it overturned.

In addition to allegations that Sobat and Sadikovs motion was politically motivated by anti-Zionist intentions, some of those who spoke against the motion at Council appeared to be under the erroneous impression that the BoD does not currently have the power to overturn J-Board opinions at all. Notably, VP Operations Sacha Magder argued repeatedly and at length that, as he put it, as you allow J-Board decisions to be overturned, you remove its separation from some of the political levels of governance.

At the BoD, we had this situation where the Board was not able to ratify [a certain] opinion, nor overturn it. So this opinion is basically not in effect because it hasnt been ratified, nor overturned, so it remains in this procedural gray area or limbo.

Magders confusion about the precise nature of both the motion at hand and SSMUs own governance structures was emblematic of the protracted debate which followed. Ultimately, Environment Representative Tuviere Okome expressed the opinion that this motion was badly explained, despite the fact that both Sobat and Sadikov had explained it at great length beforehand, and that notice had been given at Council two weeks previously, as required by SSMU bylaws.

Close to midnight, after more than two hours of debate on the motion, Council voted to postpone the discussion until the next meeting, on February 23.

The motion regarding the endorsement of the McGill communities council letter to the Board of Governors was tabled until the next meeting, as well.

Ultimately, Environment Representative Tuviere Okome expressed the opinion that this motion was badly explained, despite the fact that both Sobat and Sadikov had explained it at great length beforehand, and that notice had been given at Council two weeks previously, as required by SSMU bylaws.

The motion regarding the amendment of the SSMU electoral timeline and the motion for SSMU to advocate for an immediate suspension of the Canadian-U.S. safe third country agreement passed.

At the time of publication, the SSMU executive team had yet to release a statement regarding Sadikovs tweet or the events of the Council meeting.

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In a new report circulating privately in Jewish policy circles this month, two leading pro-Israel groups charge that Jewish communal efforts against the BDS movement have largely failed.

The report, issued by the Anti-Defamation League and the Israel-based Reut Institute, claims that Jewish groupss investments in fighting what they call the assault on Israels legitimacy has grown twentyfold since 2010, but that results remain elusive.

In 2015 and 2016, a long list of Jewish groups, in addition to the Israeli government itself, announced their own programs to counter the movement to boycott, divest from and sanction Israel. Organizations and donors pledged tens of millions of dollars to the effort. The report claims that its not working.

The challenge to the fundamental legitimacy of Israel[is] growing around the world, the report says.

The report comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus government adopts an increasingly hard-line approach on settlements.

But while the reports authors acknowledge that the Israeli governments own actions play a role in the worldwide growth of anti-Israel sentiment, they propose their own action plan for what they call the pro-Israel network.

The prescription seems to contain a contradiction. On the one hand, it calls for a big tent approach that accepts progressive critics of Israel. And the other, it demands an all-out assault on leading critics of Israel, sometimes using covert means.

The instigators must be singled out from the other groups, and handled uncompromisingly, publicly or covertly, the report reads.

The report is the product of an unlikely partnership between the ADL, a historic Jewish civil rights group, and the national security-focused Reut. News of the partnership was first reported by the Forward last February.

At 30 pages, the document offers a strategic framework for opposing the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, among other efforts that the authors characterize as attacks on Israels legitimacy.

The report opposes new spending on pro-Israel efforts. Instead, it advocates for the better targeting of preexisting programs; the use of legal measures to take on incitement against Jews and Israel on social media, and additional investment in intelligence and strategy.

ADL and Reut are only circulating print copies of the report. The Forward was given copies on the condition that they not be posted online in their entirety.

In an interview at the Forwards offices in early February, ADL national president Jonathan Greenblatt acknowledged that the actions of the Israelis plays a role in what the report characterizes as the growth of worldwide anti-Israel sentiment.

The government of Israel can do a lot to change this dynamic, Greenblatt said. So can the Palestinian leadership.

Yet the report itself appears careful not to make specific demands of the Israeli government. Instead, it acknowledges that the lack of progress on political solutions are directly empowering the so-called delegitimization movement.

Its recommendations are targeted mostly at Jewish communal groups, and the broader hasbarah, or pro-Israel public relations, apparatus.

In places, the report appears to call for a broadening of the pro-Israel tent, and an end to the exclusion of progressive groups from Jewish spaces.

It calls for a narrower definition of delegitimization that will allow left-wing groups to be welcome in Jewish spaces. It also calls for authentic solidarity with other minority groups on issues of immigrant rights and racism. It cautions against narrow expectations of transactional benefits, arguing that such work can generally help the Jewish community re-acquire credibility among other minorities.

We invented intersectionality, Greenblatt told the Forward, referring to the ADLs history of finding common cause on civil rights issues across ethnic and religious lines.

Yet at times, the reports calls for a big tent seem strained.

The report suggests that red lines for inclusion in the broad pro-Israel network should be drawn at those who express criticism that is consistently one-sided, not nuanced and without context. That language has the potential to exclude many groups on the Jewish left that are fed up with Israels 50-year occupation of the West Bank.

The report also refers to targeted boycotts of West Bank settlements, a tactic supported by many progressive Jews in Israel and the U.S., as a challenge.

It calls for alternatives to targeted boycotts, but its recommendations can be difficult to parse: The polarization around the issue of targeted boycott is an indication of the lack of ethical clarity necessary in order to stand united against delegitimization by fostering diverse coalitions.

Finally, while the report advocates efforts to engage and win over most critics of Israel, it advocates a hardline approach to what it calls the instigators.

Gidi Grinstein, president of Reut, defended the call for acting uncompromisingly, in covert and public ways, against these critics.

We have to be very, very strategic, Grinstein said.

The reports authors argued that this narrow group of instigators are modern day anti-Semites.

Contact Josh Nathan-Kazis at nathankazis@forward.com or on Twitter, @joshnathankazis.

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On Feb. 8, the Anti-Defamation League on filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia supporting the Commonwealth of Virginias challenge to President Donald Trumps Executive Order on immigration and refugees.

The brief urges the court to issue a preliminary injunction, blocking implementation of the Executive Orders temporary ban on entry into the U.S. of people from seven majority-Muslim nations. The brief traces Americas history as a nation dedicated to ideals of equality, liberty and justice, and warns against repeating the shameful times in our past when America has turned against those ideals.

Doron Ezickson, ADL Washington DC Regional Director released the following statement:

When America has closed its doors, straying from core principles of equality and religious freedom, we were left to apologize later to individuals and their descendants who had suffered, or to the memories to those who had died and had no descendants, promising to learn from our mistakes and not to repeat them.

Our ideals as a country are now being tested again. It is our duty to remember these core values that propelled this nation of immigrants and to not sacrifice them in favor of prejudice and fear. America has always been at its best when it opens its doors to refugees and immigrants.

Asserting that implementation will cause irreparable harm, ADLs brief points to the tragedy of the vessel St. Louis, the Chinese Exclusion laws of the 1800s, and the internment of Japanese during World War II as three specific examples where, with respect to immigration, the nations has failed to live up to its ideals.

The law firm Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, PC prepared the brief on behalf of ADL and the law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP served as local counsel in Virginia.

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By Samantha Kay Smith Special to The Independent

Feb. 1kicked off Black History Month.

March: National Womens History Month.

May: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Jewish American Heritage Month.

June: LGBTQ History Month.

September: National Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month.

October: National Italian American Heritage Month.

November: National American Indian Heritage Month.

We have just started one of the most celebrated of our diversity themed heritage and history months with Black History Month. Most of our other months throughout the year are also dedicated to underrepresented portions of our history. These months are when we try to tell an entire peoples history in just 30 days.

We dont try to do this to any other history. We dont try to tell American history in one month. By only dedicating one month to all of these histories, we dont learn the complex and beautiful histories that make our nation.

Have you heard of Alice Paul? She helped lead the Womens Suffrage Movement and advocated for the Equal Rights Amendment to be added to the Constitution.

What about Edmonia Lewis? A famous African-American, American-Indian sculptor who attended Oberlin College in the 19th century.

Do you know who Mary and Joseph Tape are? Mary sued the local school principal for barring her Chinese-American daughter from attending. This was in 1885, almost 70 years before Brown v. Board of Education.

Do you know about Alan Turing? Did you know about him before you saw "The Imitation Game"? He was a British scientist who revolutionized computer technology during World War II. He was also imprisoned because he was gay.

Bayard Rustin? Emma Lazarus? Alex Haley? Madame C.J. Walker? Jonas Salk? Maria Tallchief? Carlos Juan Finlay? Phillips Wheatley? Cesar Chaves? Charlene Teters? Irving Berlin? Loreta Janeta Velazques?

How many of those names did you know? These are all men and women who influenced America and American culture. They all are men and women that would have only been recognized during their Enter-Identifier-Here History/Heritage Month. They are men, women, black, Jewish, American Indian, Asian Pacific, East Asian, Latino, and every other combination of identities. And they are all people who should be recognized in our National History.

Unfortunately, because these stories are almost never told, we have to have special diversity months.

At Spring Hill, we believe these people are American history. We should be teaching black history all year 'round. We believe in teaching womens history all year 'round. We believe in teaching Jewish American, American Indian, Asian Pacific American, LGBTQ, and every other history out there. We should be teaching a reflective history of the men and women who have made America and our world.

And we should be ensuring that every student of history can see themselves in our shared history.

Samantha Kay Smith is the director of Spring Hill Historic Home, and writes the blog, "Kendal's House on the Hill" published at IndeOnline.com. Read her blog on The Independent's website and reach her at 330-833-6749.

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February 10, 2017

Following a February 9 audience with Pope Francis, the Anti-Defamation League welcomed the Popes denunciation of anti-Semitism.

We know you understand and share our concern about the resurgence of anti-Semitism, especially in Europe, said Jonathan Greenblatt, the organizations CEO.

We share your concern about the horrendous persecution of ethnic and cultural minorities, many of them Christians, he added. Indeed, we are troubled that the world seems not to pay enough attention to this tragic situation.

Greenblatt also praised the Pope for his advocacy on behalf of refugees.

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February 11, 2017 10:20 AM

Stuart Wright (Credit: Chicago Police)

CHICAGO (CBS) A Pilsen man accused of putting swastika stickers on the doors and breaking a window of a synagogue in the Loop last week has been released from the Cook County Jail after he posted bond Friday.

Stuart Wright, 31, posted the requisite 10 percent of his $150,000 bail to secure his release on Friday, court records show. His next court date has not been set.

Wright, an accountant, was charged with a hate crime and criminal damage to property for allegedly placing two swastika stickers on the front doors and smashing a front glass window at the Chicago Loop Synagogue, 16 S. Clark St., in the early hours of Feb. 4.

At his bond hearing earlier this week, prosecutors said Wright was turned in by a tipster who described him as a local white supremacist who had Nazi paraphernalia outside his Pilsen residence.

Fingerprints taken from the swastika stickers matched those recently taken from Wright for a pending aggravated assault and disorderly conduct case in Elmhurst, prosecutors said. There were also three small cuts on Wrights hand.

The tipster mentioned that Wright was known to drive a Toyota 4Runner. The tipster also said Wright was a skinhead and provided authorities with the license plate of the SUV, according to Wrights police report.

Wright lives in the 2000 block of South Loomis but is also associated with addresses listed in Oak Brook and Elmhurst, prosecutors said.

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Posted By richards on February 11, 2017

On Super Bowl Sunday, the men of Adas Yeshurun Synagogue participated in an annual tradition known as The World Wide Wrap.

During the ritual, adults wrap small, leather boxes and straps known as tefillin containing Hebrew scripture on their head and arm in an intricate pattern. It is a beautiful symbol of our connection to God, said Rabbi David Sirull of Adas Yeshurun Synagogue.

It reminds us of Gods commandments, to live according to Jewish Law, as given to us in the Torah. Sirull said the tradition of donning tefillin has become less popular in recent decades, and the Federation of Jewish Mens Clubs, which is an arm of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, began the Worl Wide Wrap with hopes of restoring it.

Mens Club president David Wood added: Wrapping ourselves in tefillin is different from the prayers spoken or sung, we actually bind ourselves to God in a very physical way. Sirull added, It wasnt Abraham who decided to offer this program on Super Bowl Sunday, but its an easy day for us to remember!

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Growing up Kristi Jourdan Blasky witnessed several family members, including her mother, wearing hospital gowns and strapped to IV poles while battling various types of cancer. She was in the hospital only two months ago looking the same but for a different reason.

"It was a surreal moment," she said. I remember looking in the mirror, in my hospital gown, tied to an IV pole and I looked like the cancer patients in my family. But Blasky didn't have cancer, instead she was reducing her risk of getting it.

Blasky received test results confirming that she had a BRCA1 mutation, also called Heredity Breast and Ovarian Cancer syndrome, connected to her newly discovered Ashkenazi Jewish heritage on March 15 just five days after her 30th birthday. The results meant that Blasky had up to a 51 percent chance of developing breast cancer and a 23 percent chance of developing ovarian cancer by age 50. Most women have a 1.9 percent and 0.2 percent risk, respectively, according to statistics.

Since then Blasky has begun taking steps to reduce her odds, the first being a preventative double mastectomy, which she had on Dec. 12.

That moment before surgery, Blasky was connected to an IV, had a blood pressure cuff on and was holding her husband Mikes hand when one of her doctors entered the room, opened her shirt and started to draw on her.

With the blueprints mapped out on her chest, Blasky said she felt confident in herself and her team at Kaiser Permanente.

I thought, Im ready for this, she said.

Blasky wasnt sure what condition her breasts would be in when she woke up. She didnt have any implants yet, instead she had tissue expanders in, meaning she would need another surgery to get her implants in.

"It's interesting to wake up not knowing what you're waking up to," she said.

Blaskys plastic surgeon at Kaiser Permanente Dr. Mark Price compared the expanders to water balloons. The temporary inflatable breast implants, he said, are put in a patients body under filled and then inflated into the shape of a breast later.

The expanders, which go under the breast muscle for up to six months, help increase blood flow and create space for the implants, Blasky said.

Although Blasky has tried to maintain her positive and humorous outlook, she admitted to her Facebook followers that just two weeks following her surgery, she was having some issues with her expanders.

These expanders feel like someone is stepping on my lungs with a boot, she wrote. "It causes muscle spasms and severe pain in my shoulders, back, and ribs.

During recovery she wore a mastectomy shirt which she called her boob-voyage shirt and was connected to four Jackson-Pratt Drains. Blasky kept the post-operative drains in for three weeks, her family helping her measure the fluids and clean them twice a day. To Blaskys relief, the JP Drains were removed Dec. 29.

While she was stuck at home, Blasky received help in the form of food, household cleaning, entertainment and emotional support from her family, friends and the community.

My family was unbelievably supportive, she said, especially her husband who took on the bulk of the chores. Mike was incredible.

Blasky was scheduled to be out until the first week of February, but returned to work nearly a month early Jan. 12.

"I felt up to it," she said. "I felt better and I had a little cabin fever."

I feel normal, but can definitely tell theres a change, she said during an interview on Feb. 1, despite still having the expanders in. My healing has gone really well.

She met with Dr. Price on Feb. 3 and decided to go with a silicone breast implant that Price says tends to have a more natural movement compared to some other options.

In other words, he said, if a patient is running or active there can be a little movement or bounce to the breast like a natural breast.

Blaskys next surgery is planned for late spring/early summer. She requested that she not miss BottleRock despite the fact that the expanders will trip the events metal detectors.

I dont want to miss Tom Petty, she said in all seriousness. Blasky treats herself to a 3-day pass to the Napa Valley event every year.

What her breast implant is going to feel like and look like isnt something that Blasky anticipated having to think about. In fact, even though she had a fear of getting diagnosed with cancer at a young age like her mother, none of this has been what she expected.

I never thought Id be talking this publicly for this long about my boobs, she said. But she said shes grateful to have the opportunity to reduce her risks and maybe even help others along the way.

For now she is doing that by sharing her story, connecting with others and participating in a Patient Advisory Council for Kaiser Permanente focused on avoiding hereditary cancer.

I want to take this experience and help others, she said.

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Register now for up close and personal tours of our newest exhibition Atlanta Collects: Art Treasures From Atlanta's Private Collectors. Limited space available, RSVP required. See Degas, Mary Cassatt, Picasso, Wyeth and more, learn about the artists and the collectors who made the exhibition possible.

Ben was six years old when he witnessed the ravages of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, in his home town of Frankfurt am Main. Soon thereafter, he and four of his siblings were sent on a Kindertransport to France and then the United States and Atlanta. Benjamin will be speaking February 19, 2017 about his journey.

Register now for up close and personal tours of our newest exhibition Atlanta Collects: Art Treasures From Atlanta's Private Collectors. Limited space available, RSVP required. See Degas, Mary Cassatt, Picasso, Wyeth and more, learn about the artists and the collectors who made the exhibition possible.

Celebrate Black History Month with the Breman and join us for our second annual Historic Jewish Atlanta Tour Civil Rights Bus Tour.

Take a culture break during your lunch on the fourth Friday of every month! The Breman Museum, Center for Puppetry Arts, and High Museum of Art are partnering to bring the Midtown community something new between 12 noon and 1 p.m. on these special Fridays. The program pairs two of the institutions for a conversation, performance, or tour experience from a new perspective. Each lunchtime program is free and lasts approximately 20 minutes (with time to explore the Museums exhibitions after the program). See below for program locations, dates, and details. Dont miss out on feeding your cultural appetite at Midtowns great arts organizations!

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