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Friday, April 18, 2014

April 27 Holocaust Remembrance Day events in Des Moines

All are welcome to the following events on Holocaust Remembrance Day, Sunday, April 27

 

In Des Moines: Sunday, April 27,

 

 1 pm, service at the Iowa Holocaust Memorial, located on the West Terrace of the Capitol, near the corner of East 7th Street and Grand Avenue

 

 2 pm: Holocaust Remembrance Day Lecture by Prof. Harold Kasimow, Professor Emeritus of Religion, Grinnell College.    "Jewish Theological Responses to the Holocaust."

 

Note the  Location: "The Capitol Room," 315 East 5th Street, in Des Moines.

 

Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines and the Iowa Council for Holocaust Education. Contact: jcrc@dmjfed.org

 

  Professor Harold Kasimow

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Thursday, 7 pm Israeli soldiers tell their personal stories

 

Come meet Anat and Iris, two very different Israeli soldiers.  Hear their personal stories.

 

Thursday, April 10    7 pm  at Beth El Jacob Synagogue, 954 Cummins Parkway, Des Moines

Refreshments served.   A program of Jewish Federation and the Drake Hillel.  All are welcome.

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines and Drake Hillel with support from our synagogues and Temple.

 

Contact: jcrc@dmjfed.org