Wednesday, January 11

7:00 pm | In-Person at the Alan J. Levine Theater

Staenberg Omaha JCC • 333 S. 132nd Street

Please join the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) for Community Conversations, a series of programs on compelling, current topics impacting the community.

Many in our community have expressed concern after the ubiquitously covered, behavior of Ye, Irving, and Chappelle. People want to know “Where are our allies? Why aren’t they showing up and speaking up?” “What are we in Omaha doing to respond?” Join us for a Community Conversation to address the rise of antisemitism, what we should be aware of, and what is being done to keep our community - and others - safe.

Our panel of experts features Special Agent in Charge of the Nebraska-Iowa FBI Field Office, Eugene Kowel; Felix Ungerman, representing Congressman Don Bacon’s office; the City of Omaha’s Director of Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Keith Station; Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League Midwest, David Goldenberg; JFO’s Safety & Security Manager, James Donahue; and Dr. Ari Kohen, political science professor, chair of the Norman and Bernice Harris Center for Judaic Studies, and editor of the book Antisemitism on the Rise: The 1930’s and Today.

This event is free to attend, but registration is recommended by Tuesday, January 10th.

A reception with light refreshments will follow the program.

Questions? Please contact Pam Monsky, JCRC Assistant Director, [email protected] or call (402) 334-6572.

Meet our panel

Eugene Kowel

Special Agent in Charge, Nebraska-Iowa FBI Field Office

Eugene Kowel will brief us on what types of antisemitic activity and threat levels the FBI is seeing in the area and nationwide.

Dr. Ari Kohen

Professor Political Science and the Chair of the Norman & Bernice Harris Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Professor Ari Kohen will provide some historical information about antisemitism, what it is and what it looks like.

Felix Ungerman

Deputy Chief of Staff for Congressman Don Bacon

Felix will speak about antisemitism efforts on the Federal level with the inter-agency task force recently formed.

David Goldenberg

Regional Director, ADL Midwest

David will speak about the ADL Audit of Anti-Semitism and efforts to mitigate and respond to antisemitic and extremism.

Keith Station

Director of Diversity Equity & Inclusion, City of Omaha

Keith will will speak about the city of Omaha's antisemitism efforts.

James Donahue

Safety & Security Manager, Jewish Federation of Omaha

James will speak about how we harden and secure our Jewish institutions in town.

Amy Adams, Moderator

Public Affairs Director, Nebraska-Iowa FBI Field Office

Amy Adams joined the FBI Omaha field office in 2020 as the public affairs officer. In that role, Amy coordinates community outreach and is the offices’ media liaison.

Before joining the FBI, Amy worked as a broadcast journalist. She worked most of her local news career at WOWT, Omaha’s NBC affiliate, as a reporter, assignment editor and news director.

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About Us

As the public affairs voice of the JFO, the JCRC works in common cause with other religious, racial, ethnic, and civic groups to foster a just, democratic and pluralistic society.

Guided by Jewish values, the JCRC fights anti-Semitism, advocates, educates, collaborates, and mobilizes action on issues of importance to the Jewish community and community at large, and promotes the security of Israel and Jews everywhere.

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