Faith-based groups will gather at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, at historic Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 601 S. 3rd St. in Terre Haute, to remember Ida Finkelstein and George Ward as twin victims of injustice.
UHC board member Scott Skillman and former UHC Student Rabbi Remi Liverman will speak.
The Bridge Project to reaffirm the alliance between Christians and Jews grows from the work of the late Terry Fear.
Co-sponsors include Greater Terre Haute NAACP #3068, Allen Chapel and the AME Church, Inter-Faith Council of the Wabash Valley, United Hebrew Congregation, Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and the Ward Family.
The George Ward Historical Marker Dedication will follow at 3 p.m. on the north side of Fairbanks Park, 1100 Girl Scout Lane.
Syndicated humor columnist Dick Wolfsie will speak on Jewish humor at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, at First Unitarian Universalist Church in Terre Haute.
Wolfsie will employ classic Jewish jokes to illustrate the Jewish people’s historical relationship with God.
His column appears in about 30 newspapers in Indiana and around the country and he appeared for 30 years on WISH-TV in Indianapolis.
All attendees must be vaccinated and masked. Call 812-917-0030 for more information. The church is located at 1875 S. Fruitridge Ave.
Farrington’s Grove Historical District will hold its Spring Beautification Project at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 23, 2022, at 1304 S. 6th St., a half-mile south of the Temple.
Teams and individuals will clean up the neighborhood for 60-90 minutes. Lunch will follow. FGHD will provide t-shirts, refreshments, trash bags, gloves and sanitizer packets.
Contact fghdbeautification @ gmail.com with questions.
CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center will present An Evening of Light at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, to recognize individuals for their dedication to sharing Holocaust education in their Indiana communities.
Speakers will be Stephen D. Smith, Ph.D., and Michael Berenbaum.
One Indiana educator will receive the Terry Fear Holocaust Educator in Action Award, named for the late former United Hebrew Congregation board member and social activist.
Site will be the Indiana Historical Society, 450 W. Ohio St. in Indianapolis.
Patron tickets are $125.
Call CANDLES at 812.234.7881 for more information.
United Hebrew Congregation will play host to a Yom HaShoah event from 2-3:45 p.m. Sunday, April 16, 2023, in the sanctuary at Temple Israel.
Please join us for a series of presentations from diverse ethnicities and perspectives on various aspects of the Holocaust.
Topics will range from “Resistance” to “Present and Future Implications,” with the overall theme of “Never Again” as a central focus.
You may also attend via Zoom.
The Bloomington Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints will host an after-event social in the Vestry Room.
Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Memorial Day, runs from sundown Monday, April 17, to sundown Tuesday, April 18.
The Jewish Community Legacy Project will present a virtual program entitled, “Israel at 75: Where Are We Going?” at 8 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
Visit the JCLP event registration site to participate.
Speaker will be Eli Roth, Milwaukee Community Shaliach.
Representatives from small congregations in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin will participate in JCLP.
The Jewish Community Legacy Project will present a virtual program entitled, “Prelude to Shavuot” at 8 p.m. EDT Sunday, May 21, 2023.
Visit the JCLP event registration site to attend.
Representatives from small congregations in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin participate in JCLP.
Hamilton Center invites UHCTH members to participate in the 1.5-mile Diversity Walk 2023, with registration set for 9 a.m. Saturday, August 26, in the First Financial Bank parking lot at the corner of 6th and Ohio streets in downtown Terre Haute.
The ninth annual event welcomes people of all ages, races, creeds, colors, orientations and abilities, seeking to unify the community and spread messages of respect and acceptance.
Registration is free and includes a T-shirt. The walk will begin at 10 a.m. A brief program will follow.
Register in advance at diversitywalk.org.
Social ethicist Elliot Ratzman, Ph.D., Jewish Studies chair at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, will be featured speaker at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023, at First Unitarian Universalist Church in Terre Haute. All are welcome to attend.
Dr. Ratzman says his courses address “topics from the Bible, the Holocaust, the Israel-Palestine conflict, [and] encounters with Christianity and science and modernity, exploring dimensions of race, ethics, philosophy and social justice.”
Call 812-917-0030 for more information. The church is located at 1875 S. Fruitridge Ave.
Dr. Lauren Bairnsfather, executive director of the Holocaust Center of
Pittsburgh from 2015-2023, will deliver a virtual “Tree of Life Reflection” at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, for CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center.
The lecture and discussion commemorates the five-year anniversary of the attack on Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, 2018.
Admission is free. Register via https://tinyurl.com/TreeOfLifeTalk or scan the QR code in the attached image to register.
