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Community Engagement Conversation with SCN

2/13/2020

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​SCN (Secure Community Network) was established in 2004 as the first national nonprofit organization exclusively dedicated to Homeland Security initiatives on behalf of the American Jewish community. Over the last few years, SCN has become a critical partner for Jewish communities across the country by offering resources for immediate assistance, information, guidance and expertise. Visit their website at securecommunitynetwork.org to subscribe to their daily briefing.
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In January 2020, the Jewish Federation of Northwest Indiana had a productive discussion with SCN's Chicago office about our collective community’s preparedness, safety, and security in this age of rising anti-Semitism. Our first step is to convene the entire Jewish community in Northwest Indiana for a Community Engagement Conversation to be led by Michael Masters, CEO of SCN. Masters will provide important context around Jewish community security and preparedness in a time of increased anti-Semitism and attacks against houses of worship. ​
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Prior to joining SCN, Mr. Masters served as Senior Vice President of The Soufan Group, a strategic advisory firm that assists organizations in the public and private sectors address emergent threats, and as CEO of CivicScape, an advanced analytics company that provides risk assessments to public and private sector entities. He previously served as Executive Director of the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for Cook County, Illinois, and as Chief of Staff for the Chicago Police Department. A Truman and a Gates Cambridge Trust Scholar, Mr. Masters received his B.A. from the University of Michigan, MPhil in International Relations from the University of Cambridge, and his J.D. from Harvard Law School. Certified as a peace officer and a Special Weapons and Tactics operator, Mr. Masters continues to serve his community as a part-time police officer. Mr. Masters received an officer’s commission in the United States Marine Corps, where he attained the rank of Captain.
We encourage all board members, staff, and congregation members to join us for this important conversation on Monday, February 24, 3:00pm at the Federation building. Our local police departments are also invited. ​​
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P2G Global Virtual Book Club: The History of Love

2/10/2020

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After a successful first gathering in January, the Partnership2Gether Global Virtual Book Club is excited to announce its second book selection: The History of Love by Nicole Krauss. ​
A long-lost book reappears, mysteriously connecting an old man searching for his son and a girl seeking a cure for her widowed mother's loneliness. Leo Gursky taps his radiator each evening to let his upstairs neighbor know he’s still alive. But it wasn’t always like this: in the Polish village of his youth, he fell in love and wrote a book... Sixty years later and half a world away, fourteen-year-old Alma, who was named after a character in that book, undertakes an adventure to find her namesake and save her family. With virtuosic skill and soaring imaginative power, Nicole Krauss gradually draws these stories together toward a climax of extraordinary depth and beauty.
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Read the book, then join the...
ZOOM: VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB GATHERING
Sunday, May 3
10:00am CDT
Readers will be connected by an open WhatsApp group beginning March 2.
More Info & RSVP
Questions? Contact Erica Yakovetz, Federation's Director of Communications & Programming, at 219-301-0960 or [email protected].
PARTNERSHIP2GETHER is a program of the Jewish Agency for Israel and the Jewish Federations of North America, promoting people-to-people relationships through cultural, social, medical, educational and economic programs. Northwest Indiana's Partnership is between the 16 communities of the Central Area Consortium, Budapest (Hungary), and Israel's Western Galilee. P2G Western Galilee's mission is to promote mutually beneficial endeavors and forge relationships between the people of the US Central Area Consortium, Budapest and the Western Galilee through programs that build Jewish identity and strengthen ties and connections among and between our communities.
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Multi-Faith Evening of Storytelling Kicks Off Renewed Jewish Community Relations Effort

2/7/2020

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Over 130 people from 15 local Jewish, Christian, and Muslim congregations came together for our inspirational, multi-faith evening featuring Chicago’s acclaimed KEEPING FAITH: SISTERS OF STORY (sistersofstory.weebly.com). The event was held at the Jewish Federation in Munster on Thursday evening, February 6, 2020.
Aida Nozick, Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of Northwest Indiana, shared this thought: “Now more than ever, our communities need to come together and focus on what unites us rather than what divides us.”  The Jewish Federation has re-activated its Jewish Community Relations Committee (JCRC), which will be working to promote racial and religious understanding and build positive relations with our non-Jewish neighbors through education and engagement. Community members of all faiths are invited to sign up for a new JCRC email list for further news and events supporting interfaith relations.
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      • Noar & Atid
    • Adult Programs >
      • Friends of Federation
      • Virtual Programming
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