"Through Soviet Jewish Eyes" Exhibition + Museum of Jewish Heritage: Tickets up to 60% Off

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“Through Soviet Jewish Eyes” Exhibition + Museum of Jewish Heritage: Tickets up to 60% Off

• $6 for One Ticket ($12 Value)
• $20 for Four Tickets ($48 Value)

Your ticket includes admission to both the exhibition and the museum.

• About “Through Soviet Jewish Eyes” Exhibition:

Although World War II is one of the most documented conflicts of the 20th century, western audiences know very little about the Soviet Jewish photojournalists who captured some of the most riveting and powerful images of the war. Such photographers as Evgenii Khaldei, Georgii Zelma, and Dmitrii Baltermants merged documentary photography with avant-garde modernist sensibilities to create works that have had a profound influence on 20th century art and beyond.
This exhibition takes place from November 16, 2012 through April 7, 2013.

• To Learn More:

Please visit the exhibit’s website:
http://www.mjhnyc.org/tsje/index.html

• About Museum of Jewish Heritage

The mission of the Museum is to educate people of all ages and backgrounds about the broad tapestry of Jewish life in the 20th and 21st centuries—before, during, and after the Holocaust.
Multiple perspectives on modern Jewish history, life, and culture are presented in the Museum’s unique Core Exhibition and award-winning special exhibitions.

SHJ Supports Ban on Assault Rifles

The Society for Humanistic Judaism Supports Ban on Assault Rifles; Calls for Boycott of Stores Selling Assault Weapons 

The following is the official SHJ statement regarding this matter:

As Humanistic Jews, our hearts are broken as we grapple with the loss of 26 lives at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. For more than a decade, we have been witness to mass shootings with no relief. Across the United States, in schools, theaters, and malls, from Virginia Tech, to Columbine, to Aurora and now to Sandy Hook, the senseless violence has continued. Committed to taking responsibility for improving our world, the Society for Humanistic Judaism believes it is time for us to come together to work for a change in our gun laws.

The Society has adopted a resolution calling for a ban on the sale of assault rifles and high capacity magazines as well as increased efforts to prevent people from buying guns through unlicensed dealers without a background check. The Society does not believe that the right to bear arms as embodied in the Second Amendment includes the right for citizens to own military-grade assault rifles and high capacity magazines. The resolution recognizes "that the response to such mass shootings is complex and must be approached with a multi-faceted solution that includes better mental health treatment and screening as well as a society committed to less glorification of violence."  Read the full resolution on the Society's website.

Recognizing that the huge profitability from the sales of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines provides a disincentive for retailers to remove these items from their shelves, the Society for Humanistic Judaism has organized a boycott of retailers who sell assault rifles and high capacity magazines. People can join the boycott by signing our petition.

Signing the petition is a pledge to boycott the retailers that continue to sell these weapons and instead shop at stores that have removed such weapons from their online catalogues and stores. The petition lists the "responsible" retailers that have removed these weapons and the "irresponsible" retailers that have not. The Society has notified the "irresponsible" retailers of the boycott, and will update the lists as additional information is received, including moving "irresponsible" retailers to the list of "responsible" retailers if they decide to stop selling these weapons.

The Secular Coalition Announces the 2013 Lobby Day & Secular Summit

The Secular Coalition is excited to announce that registration is now open for the 2013 Lobby Day and Secular Summit!

Lobby Day will be held on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., from April 24 through April 26, 2013. A discounted registration rate is available for those who book before February 15.

Participants will be trained in lobbying skills that they will be able to put to use immediately and take home with them to effect change at the state and local levels. In conjunction with Lobby Day, the Secular Summit will offer participants an opportunity to hear directly from lawmakers, officials and others responsible for setting public policy. Finally, on the day following Lobby Day and Secular Summit, the Center for Inquiry is hosting a symposium with many notable speakers and is offering a discounted registration rate to Lobby Day participants.

You won't want to miss this opportunity to effect change, network with other secular-minded Americans and activists, and visit D.C. during one of the most beautiful times of year. Register, see the preliminary schedule, book a discounted hotel rate, and get more information at the Lobby Day site.

Also, the Secular Coalition has begun planning its second Capitol Hill briefing. The event, to take place in March 2013, will be the Secular Coalition's first-ever briefing for Senate offices. More information to follow as it becomes available--so stay tuned!

CFI Commends Top Republican Indiana Senator for Rejecting School Prayer Bill

Whew!  So I'm not the only Republican who's against prayer in public schools!

 

The Center for Inquiry (CFI) on Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, commended Indiana State Sen. David Long (R-District 16), President Pro Tempore of the Indiana Senate, for rejecting a proposal that would have allowed Christian prayer in public schools.

Earlier this month, Indiana State Sen. Dennis Kruse, (R-District 14) introduced Senate Bill 23, a measure that would permit “the governing body of a school corporation or the equivalent authority of a charter school to provide for the recitation of the Lord’s Prayer at the beginning of each school day.”

In response, Sen. Long publicly criticized SB 23 as being “a clear violation of the interpretation of the First Amendment by the Supreme Court of the United States,” and referred the bill to a committee, where it will most likely die.

CFI’s letter thanked Sen. Long for recognizing the importance of the principle of government neutrality on religion, as outlined in several Supreme Court rulings, and for protecting Indiana taxpayers from the costs of a doomed yet expensive legal battle. You can download our letter here.

To thank Sen. Long yourself, click here.

Afghan Genizah Manuscripts Revealing Jewish Presence Unveiled At Israeli Library

JERUSALEM -- A trove of ancient manuscripts in Hebrew characters rescued from caves in a Taliban stronghold in northern Afghanistan is providing the first physical evidence of a Jewish community that thrived there a thousand years ago.

 

On Thursday Israel's National Library unveiled the cache of recently purchased documents that run the gamut of life experiences, including biblical commentaries, personal letters and financial records.

Researchers say the "Afghan Genizah" marks the greatest such archive found since the "Cairo Genizah" was discovered in an Egyptian synagogue more than 100 years ago, a vast depository of medieval manuscripts considered to be among the most valuable collections of historical documents ever found.

 

Read more:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/03/afghan-genizah-manuscripts_n_2403893.html