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| Happy Hanukkah & Merry Christmas! |
December 1, 2007 |
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Dear e-Subscribers,
As we begin to close out 2007, all of us at the Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies want to wish our subscribers and Friends of the Center a very happy Hanukkah and a Merry Christmas. The momentum of education and dialogue in interfaith studies here at the Center has been strong and growing during the year and leading into 2008.
We are looking forward to further expansion of the Walking God's Paths (WGP) program across west central Florida, a growing relationship with our community partners, the planning of lectures, introduction of literature dialogues and more. Of particular note for 2008 are the continuing WGP efforts in Tampa where we will be expanding the reach of future sessions, the co-sponsorship with the Florida Holocaust Museum of a March 4th discussion on Pope John Paul II and his legacy of Catholic-Jewish relations, promotion of the A Blessing to One Another exhibit at the museum (see more below) and the Center's Ninth Annual Eternal Light Award Dinner at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club on March 9th. Also planned is a special museum evening for our award dinner guests on March 27th.
A busy and exciting year ahead!
Tom Buckridge |
 Saint Leo University's Cannon Memorial Library |
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| Walking God's Paths & Center Exhibit at the Library
Brent Short, Director of Library Services and Carol Moon, Reference Librarian and Assistant Professor at the Cannon Memorial Library were instrumental in supporting the November 5th event titled Walking God's Paths: Common Texts, Different Scriptures that was attended by more than 35 students, faculty and Center friends. Shown in the above photo (L to Rt) are Dr. Rich Bryan, Dean, School of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Michael Tkacik, Linda Taggart, and Rabbi Frank Sundheim.
 A Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies Exhibit highlighting the ten year history of the Center was organized at the library by Jane Bracken, the Center's Administrative Assistant. The exhibit contains photos, items of interest and a DVD presentation. Thank you Jane for a super job!
We also want to thank Brent and Carol for their leadership in bringing both of these Center programs to the Library and for their continuing support of interfaith education and dialogue.
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| Saint Vincent De Paul Regional Seminary's Catholic-Jewish Dialogue Event as held on Nov. 13 a success... |
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| Rabbi A.James Rudin & FatherJohn Pawlikowski
treated an audience composed of faculty, seminarians, members of the Palm Beach Chapter AJC and interested people from the community to informative talks on Catholic-Jewish dialogue. Rabbi Rudin and Father Pawlikowski also answered questions from an audience of around 100 before the two hour session adjourned to a reception where conversations among the speakers and the audience continued for another hour. Dr. Emilio Chavez, chair of the Seminary's Committee on Ecumenism & Interreligious Dialogue was the organizer of the event held at the Seminary in Boynton Beach, FL.
Both Rabbi Rudin and Father Pawlikowski are prior recipients of the Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies' Eternal Light Award.
Shown (L to Rt) Eric Ross. AJC Palm Beach Chapter Assist. Dir., Michael Murphy, Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies Board Member, speaker Rabbi A. James Rudin, Emilio Chavez, PhD, Chair of the Committee on Ecumenism & Interreligious Dialogue at St. Vincent De Paul Regional Seminary and speaker Father John Pawlikowski. |
| FL West Coast Chapter AJC sponors a lecture ... |
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by Dr. Emanuele Ottolenghi, Director of AJC's Transatlantic Institute in Sarasota on Dec.10th, 7:30 pm at Temple Emanu-El 
The topic of the lecture is Anti-Semitism, Anti-Zionism and European Culture. Dr. Ottolenghi is a frequent commentator on Isareli and Middle East policy issues and his columns have appeared in Newsday, National Review Online and a number of European publications. There is an $18 per person cost and reservations are required. Call 941-365-4955 or e-mail wcflorida@ajc.org to book reservations.
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| FL Holocaust Museum Special Offer to Friends of the Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies |
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| A Blessing to One Another: John Paul II and the Jewish People
This widely acclaimed exhibit will be showing in St. Petersburg from January 12 through April 13. The Florida Holocaust Museum has made a special offer to all Friends of the Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies where Friends-donors can receive a 2-for-1 admission to the exhibit. Contact the Center to obtain a validated 'one free admission' under this 2-for-1 special offer.
More details may be found on the Center's website along with instructions as to how to become a Friend of the Center. Friends of the Center Offer
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------------------------------------------------------Lastly, as year-end 2007 is upon us there is only one more month to take advantage of a little publicized feature of the Pension Protection Act of 2006. Seniors 70.5 yrs or older have until 12/31/07 to be able to make direct contributions from an IRA up to $100,000 to a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization such as the Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies, without having the funds subject to income tax as ordinary income. See your CPA or tax advisor for specifics as to how the law may apply to your specific situation.
Tom Buckridge
Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies,
a 501(c)(3) Tax-exempt Organization |
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