Doing Good: Tikkun Olam in the 21st Century
Join us on Thursday, June 8th to learn about the global humanitarian work of our trusted overseas partner, the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC). This JDC Symposium is presented in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver's Israel and Overseas Committee. The symposium will be followed by An Evening to Bring Back Hope.
Symposium:
Thursday, June 8, 2017
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. | Congregation Beth Israel
Light lunch included (dietary laws observed)
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An in-depth look at Jewish humanitarian work and philanthropy around the world.
- Disaster relief, refugee assistance and development
- Jewish culture on the front lines
- Israel’s pioneering work for vulnerable populations
- Jews in North Africa and Turkey
A keynote address from JDC’s Executive Vice-President Emeritus Alan Gill, and a special conversation across generations about our role in the global future with JDC’s Will Recant and his daughter Rebecca. With experts on Israel and the Middle East, Russia, Europe, Latin America and Asia, including JDC senior professionals Sam Amiel, Solly Kaplinski, Rebecca Neuwirth, and Michael Novick.
An Evening to Bring Back Hope:
6:00 - 9:00 p.m. | Vancouver Convention Centre
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An Evening to Bring Back Hope is a gala honoring and supporting an extraordinary person, Dr. Rick Hodes, who has devoted his personal and professional life to Ethiopia’s poor and sick.
In the course of Rick’s 27 years of service, as JDC’s Medical Director in Ethiopia, and working with the Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity and hospital clinics, Rick treats people of all religions and ethnicities suffering from heart disease, cancer, scoliosis and tuberculosis of the spine.
Honorary Chairs & JDC Board members:
Michele Rosen
Alan Rothenberg
Jaynie Schultz
Gary Segal
