10th Anniversary Celebration

To commemorate our 10th anniversary in April 2005, the Office of Jewish Affairs offered four special programs exemplifying a decade of work building bridges of understanding between Jews and other religious, racial and ethnic communities.


A Land Twice Promised
A one-woman show by Israeli storyteller Noa Baum offering a moving testimony of memories that illuminate the complex history and emotions surrounding Jerusalem for Israelis and Palestinians alike. Based on Baum’s real-life dialogue with a Palestinian woman whom she befriended as their daughters played together, the performance bridges the gap between
East and West, Arab and Jew, past and present.
(4/5/05)

7th Annual Freedom Seder
Based on the Jewish Passover Seder, with its themes from the Exodus story, the annual UMass Freedom Seder is a celebration of multicultural unity and our desire for all people to be free from slavery and other forms of oppression. Stories, poetry and songs from diverse traditions and a delicious dinner of traditional African American and Jewish foods. Organized in collaboration with the Black Student Union. (4/10/05)


One By One: Descendants of the Third Reich
and the Holocaust in Dialogue
One By One is an international organization of descendants of Holocaust Survivors and members of
the SS, Nazi party or German bystanders who came together for mutual healing through dialogue. Five panelists shared their family stories and their personal journeys to reconciliation with the Other. (4/13/05)


The Klezmatics featuring Joshua Nelson:
Freedom Songs from the Jewish and
African American Traditions
Klezmer meets gospel! This collaboration between The Klezmatics and renowned gospel artist Joshua Nelson breathes new life into two musical traditions, telling a joyous story of inspiration and social action, in a celebratory dialogue between cultures and musical styles—an uplifting climax of our 10th anniversary celebration. (4/20/05)


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