Continuing the series of community relevant topics, the new Augusta Jewish Museum (AJM) at 525 Telfair Street in downtown Augusta is presenting a free program on Sunday August 21, 2022 at 2 pm entitled Hope in Times of Hate that will explore the impact of hate, bigotry, antisemitism, and racism and how our communities can be prepared.

Advance registration for in-person attendance is strongly encouraged as capacity is limited. Free registration is at https://www.augustajewishmuseum.org/events-1/hope-in-times-of-hate-1 or by calling 706 426 1542 (let ring 7 times to leave message).
The program will also be streamed on AJM's YouTube channel starting at 2 p.m. https://youtu.be/Oc4YeOkGF4U

The discussion moderators are local attorney Nathan Jolles, AJM Board vice president and Judith Giri, AJM Program Chair. They will be joined by
Bobby Christine - Columbia County District Attorney
Eugene White – Aiken County Branch NAACP President
Robert Wittenstein - ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Southeast Regional Board Member
Nicky Spivak - Jewish Community Center and Federation of Augusta Director
David Sirull- Adas Yeshurun Synagogue Rabbi

There will be a special bibliography of resources available prepared by the Augusta Richmond County Library for this program. After the panel discussion, there will be an opportunity for questions from the audience and then a reception and tours of the historic Court of Ordinary and Telfair Street Synagogue. In July 2021, with the assistance of Historic Augusta, these buildings were saved from demolition and have now been turned over to the Augusta Jewish Museum for the creation of educational exhibits (currently being designed by HW Exhibits of Mt. Pleasant SC).

For the last several years, including during the pandemic closures, the board and volunteers of the Augusta Jewish Museum have partnered with other local agencies such as the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History, the Augusta Junior Players with Anne and Emmett, and Augusta University Office of Diversity to bring quality educational programming to the Savannah River Region. For resources from these past events and to learn more about the AJM project, please visit www.augustajewishmuseum.org.