Wednesday, May 23, 6 p.m.—RUTLAND—In late April, hundreds of Confederate Flag/Jewish Star flyers were stuffed between books in the Holocaust section of the Rutland Free Library. In response, the Rutland Jewish Center and the Rutland Area Branch of the NAACP […]
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Interfaith Holocaust Remembrance concert to be held at Rutland Jewish Center
Wednesday, May 4 at 7 p.m. — RUTLAND — The Rutland Jewish Center is proud to present a concert of vocal music composed by inmates of Nazi concentration camps, sung by Dr. Rachel Josephson, accompanied by Dr. Rene Lecuona on piano, on […]
Join bigotry discussion with area scholars and clergy at Rutland Jewish Center
Thursday, April 16 at 7 p.m. — RUTLAND — Murders targeting Jews in Europe have grabbed recent headlines. Even in the U.S., a model of diversity, anti-Semitism is on the rise. Why is this happening? And what does it mean to our […]
Theatre Kavanah performs full-length reading of “Show of Hands” at Rutland Jewish Center
Courtesy of Rutland Jewish Center A chamsah, or “hamsa,” is an ancient symbol used as a sign of protection and to provide defense against the evil eye. Literally meaning “five,” it is depicted as three outstretched fingers, with a thumb […]