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Fingerpost - Issue 6 - Future Leaders

Fingerpost - June 04, 2021 10:54 - 21 minutes
The participants in Holywell Trust's Future Leaders programme came together to have a look at the impact of the Covid pandemic on the local community. Featured in this episode are some of the contributors to the latest issue - Michael Cullen, Janice Montgomery, Emma Doherty and Cathy ...

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Fingerpost - Issue 5 - Women's Issue

Fingerpost - April 08, 2021 08:46 - 32 minutes
This special edition of Fingerpost is guest edited by Foyle Women’s Information Network (FWIN). As people have come to expect from the team at FWIN this is a considered collection of articles on a range of issues from International Women’s Day and a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland t...

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Reconnecting: Our Kentucky Roots

Connecting People and Communities - March 24, 2021 00:01 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Connecting People and Communities is the outcome of what we do each day. We believe that engineering excellence means a better world. What we do is important for the communities we serve. We are defined by more than the services we offer. We are distinguished by what we stand for. We stand for ...

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Fingerpost - Issue 4 - Youth Edition

Fingerpost - March 16, 2021 17:00 - 36 minutes
Fingerpost has been taken over by the young people from REACH Across for this youth focused issue. The issue was edited by Anna McAree who has a conversation with some of the contributors on their creative writing, emerging from Covid and dealing with online learning.  The full list of...

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Fingerpost - Issue 3 - Arts & Community Relations

Fingerpost - February 17, 2021 11:10 - 33 minutes
A conversation between guest editor of this issue, Elaine Forde from The Playhouse in Derry, and three of the contributors - Damian Gorman, Felicity McCall and John Johnston. This issue of Fingerpost examines Arts & Community Relations.  The full list of contributions for this issue ar...

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Fingerpost - Issue 2 - Shared Society

Fingerpost - January 18, 2021 09:50 - 39 minutes
The 'shared society' issue of Fingerpost is now live - https://www.fingerpost.ie. Gerard Deane is joined for a conversation by four of the contributors - Colm M Cavanagh and Georgia O'Kane discuss shared and integrated education, Lilian Seenoi-Barr from NW Migrants Forum discusses integ...

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Fingerpost - Issue 1 - Leadership

Fingerpost - December 07, 2020 12:38 - 27 minutes
Fingerpost, the community magazine for the north west of Ireland is being resurrected by Holywell Trust. The first issue of the magazine is now available at www.fingerpost.ie. Featured in this issue, which examines the issue of leadership, are:  Paul Gosling - Leadership in Northern ...

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IsraAID: How Israel Supports People Affected by Humanitarian Crises

JCPA CRCast - September 25, 2019 15:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
How has IsraAID intervened during humanitarian crises in other countries? How has this work raised goodwill with outside communities? What role can the American Jewish community play in amplifying Israel’s humanitarian work in the world? Yotam Polizer, IsraAID Co-Chief Executive Officer. Yotam ...

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How to Fight Antisemitism

JCPA CRCast - September 20, 2019 15:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
How does Antisemitism manifest itself on both sides of the political spectrum? How serious a threat is each form? What are the best strategies for countering them? Bari Weiss is an Op-Ed staff editor and writer. She writes about culture and politics. Bari was an op-ed and book review editor at ...

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LGBTQ Equality in Israel and for Israel

JCPA CRCast - September 18, 2019 15:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Israel has the most progressive laws in the Middle East protecting the LGBTQ community. What is the Jewish community’s role in advancing understanding of Israel’s record of LGBTQ rights? What efforts are being made at home and in Israel to continue to make strides on this front? Tyler (Tye) Gre...

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The U.S. Role in Combating Global Antisemitism

JCPA CRCast - August 21, 2019 14:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
The US State Department has played a critical role in combating global Antisemitism through its office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism. Elan Carr, newly appointed to the post, has already made a significant impact in the fight against the world’s oldest hatred. How does t...

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Jewish Federations Then and Now

JCPA CRCast - July 10, 2019 14:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Jerry Silverman has served as the professional head of the Jewish Federation movement for ten years and is stepping down later this summer. How have Jewish Federations evolved in the past decade? What direction are they going? Where does Jewish advocacy and community relations fit in? Gerrald (...

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Are Jews Being Excluded From Social Justice Coalitions?

JCPA CRCast - June 06, 2019 15:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Jewish social justice activists on and off campus have reported that they have been required to “check their Zionism at the door.”  Two JCRC directors—one who infamously had been asked to leave the Chicago Dyke March in March 2017, and another with experience in ensuring Jewish participation in ...

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Managing Ideological Polarization Inside the Jewish Community

JCPA CRCast - May 22, 2019 14:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Discourse among American Jews has become more polarized in recent years. Issues ranging from the Iran deal, to Israel, to how to define and respond to anti-Semitism have divided our community. How can we manage these tensions and keep people together amid differences. Rabbi David Stern is Senio...

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State of Religious Pluralism in Israel

JCPA CRCast - May 15, 2019 13:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Religious pluralism has been a sticking point in Israel-Diaspora relations. Disagreements over the status of the Kotel, recognizing non-Orthodox rabbis, and the status of converts are constantly in play. What is the current status of these issues? What are the threats and opportunities moving fo...

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Navigating the Progressive Conversation

JCPA CRCast - April 24, 2019 22:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Jewish community relations leaders must increasingly engage in intersectional spaces, addressing challenging topics such as the Palestinian-Israel conflict, anti-Semitism, and complicated power dynamics among community groups. In such spaces how can we represent both our particular interests and...

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Changes in the Arab Media and New Challenges for American Jews

JCPA CRCast - October 31, 2018 22:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
How has the popular media in the Arab world shifted, if at all, in its attitudes toward Israel and Jews? How should American Jews react to anti-Semitism in the Arab and Muslim world, Europe, the U.S., and in the press? Join us for a frank conversation with Yigal Carmon, President of the Middle E...

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The Future of America’s Immigration System

JCPA CRCast - October 17, 2018 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
 Over the past year, the Administration has instituted a number of significant changes to U.S. asylum and refugee policies. What is the future of immigration policy in the United States and how we can we ensure sensible reform? Join Lee Gelernt (@leegelernt) and David Bernstein (@DavidLBernstein...

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Mainline Protestants and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Where Do We Go From Here?

JCPA CRCast - September 26, 2018 04:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
The Mainline Protestant churches have been a focus of Boycotts, Divestments, and Sanctions (BDS) activity for almost two decades. What are the lessons from the conventions in Presbyterian and Episcopal churches this past summer – and what are the next steps for the community relations field? Eth...

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The Jewish Role in Ending Mass Incarceration

JCPA CRCast - September 21, 2018 04:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Ending mass incarceration, which inequitably impacts people of color, is the civil rights issue of our times. How can the Jewish community be a significant voice in the movement to change this system? Roy Waterman III (@roywaterman4) is the Jewish Council for Public Affair's Criminal Justice Pro...

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Jews of Color and the American Jewish Community

JCPA CRCast - July 25, 2018 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Be’chol Lashon fosters positive, pluralistic, multicultural expressions of Judaism that embrace the ethnic, racial, and cultural diversity that has characterized the Jewish people throughout history up to the present. Learn more about the challenges facing Jews of Color, and how we can work to ma...

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Evangelical Christianity and its Relationship to the Jewish Community

JCPA CRCast - July 11, 2018 04:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Who is the Evangelical community today? What are its priority issues? What are its attitudes toward Jews and Israel? Discuss these questions and more with leading Evangelical thinker and magazine editor David Neff. David Neff was editor in chief of Christianity Today, where he worked from 1985 u...

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The Chinese American Community Today

JCPA CRCast - June 06, 2018 04:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
The Chinese American community has grown in both numbers and influence in the past decade. It has a history of engaging American Jews. What are its priorities? What opportunities are there for engagement both locally and nationally? Fred Teng is the President of America China Public Affairs Inst...

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Overcoming Political Polarization: Dialogue Across Differences

JCPA CRCast - March 28, 2018 04:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Today’s politics are more divisive than ever. What are the root causes of this problem? How can we create a political culture that allows for dialogue across differences and the potential to find common ground? Rob Fersh is the President and Founder of Convergence Center for Policy Resolution, a...

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What’s at Stake with the Census? Literally Everything!

JCPA CRCast - February 28, 2018 05:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
The U.S. Census is just around the corner, yet it is already riveted with controversy. It’s not just a matter of numbers, it’s a matter of the future political map, and which groups get fair and accurate representation. Terri Ann Lowenthal is a nationally recognized expert and frequent speaker o...

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Encountering Palestinian Narratives

JCPA CRCast - February 14, 2018 05:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Encounter was formed in 2007 to expose American Jewish leaders to Palestinian narratives. To this date a number of JCRC leaders have participated. Why is it important for Jewish leaders to understand the Palestinian experience? What does Encounter hope to accomplish in this work? Yona Shem-Tov h...

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The Atmosphere on College Campuses: Michigan as a Case Study

JCPA CRCast - November 27, 2017 05:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
A discussion with University of Michigan Hillel Executive Director Tilly Shames. Michigan has been one of the most popular schools for Jewish students. After many failed attempts, however, student government recently passed a BDS resolution. What was the atmosphere on campus before and after this...

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Ongoing Iranian Nuclear Threat

JCPA CRCast - October 11, 2017 04:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Mark Dubowitz is the CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), a Washington, D.C.-based nonpartisan policy institute, where he leads projects on Iran, sanctions, countering threat finance, and nonproliferation. He is an expert on Iran’s global network including the regime’s nuclear,...

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Understanding and Responding to the White Supremacist Threat

JCPA CRCast - September 27, 2017 04:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Joseph Levin is co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center. From 1971 until 2004, he served the Center in various capacities, including Legal Director, Chair of the Board, President & CEO, and General Counsel, retiring in 2016. The Southern Poverty Law Center monitors hate groups and other ext...

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Slashing $10 Billion in Jewish Social Services: What’s At Stake For Your Community?

JCPA CRCast - July 17, 2017 04:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
William Daroff is the Senior Vice President for Public Policy and Director of the Washington Office of JFNA. Daroff guides the Jewish community’s advocacy efforts on the Federation movement’s key domestic policy issues, principally on health and human services, such as Medicare and Medicaid, long...

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