20th Anniversary ~ THE SANTA FE DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES is a Community Supporter! ~ Haaretz author Amir Tibon April 6th with Bonnie Ellinger ~ UPCOMING Spring Lecture Series ~ GALA Concert Celebrating 20 Years of Tolerance Studies Jun 11

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On April 6th Amir Tibon, "The Gates of Gaza" Haaretz journalist who survived Oct. 7th with his family at kibbutz Nahal Oz, will be interviewed by Bonnie Ellinger. Register at www.distinguishedlectures.com

Read Bonnie's profound article, called "worthy of a wider audience," about her years on an idealistic kibbutz and about Nir Oz: With Communal Spirit, Nir Oz will rise again

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commented the judge for Ron Duncan Hart’s series, awarded 1st place in Government/Politics in the NM Press Women Contest for Jews and the Crisis of the Religious Right in America, and then an HM in Religion for Jews and Christian Nationalism, about his new book, Evangelicals and MAGA: The Politics of Grievance a Half Century in the Making. “Bandera,” the cover art by Gloria Abella Ballen for Hart’s book, won a 2nd place in Graphics in the contest.

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