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The Rhodes/Cos Memorial Committee of Seattle Presents
Video from our November 21, 2021 event featuring Dr. Rene Levy


INTERNATIONAL RHODES/COS MEMORIAL PROGRAM
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
10:30 AM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME
▪ WELCOME BY MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Aaron Delouya Rabinowitz
▪ COMMITTEE CHAIR COMMENTS
David E. Behar
▪ INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Rabbi Ben Hassan
▪ KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
DR. RENÉ H. LEVY
‘THE POLARIZATION OF AMERICAN JEWRY -
IS IT INCREASING VULNERABILITY TO ANTISEMITISM AND
DIMINISHING THE HOLOCAUST NARRATIVE?’
Q&A Following Lecture
▪ HASHKAVAH MEMORIAL CEREMONY
Rabbi Simon Benzaquen / Rabbi Congregation Ezra Bessaroth
Rabbi Ben Hassan / Rabbi Sephardic Bikur Holim
Hazzan Isaac Azose / Hazzan Emeritus Congregation Ezra Bessaroth
Rabbi Frank Varon /Hazzan Sephardic Bikur Holim
▪ CLOSING COMMENTS
CO-SPONSORS
CONGREGATION EZRA BESSAROTH ~ LELA AND HARLEY FRANCO ~ SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM
SEPHARDIC JEWISH BROTHERHOOD OF AMERICA ~ HOLOCAUST CENTER FOR HUMANITY
SEATTLE SEPHARDIC NETWORK ~ KLINE GALLAND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE ~ JEWISH COMMUNIT Y RELATIONS COUNCIL
OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE
ADMINISTRATIVE/TECHNICAL SUPPORT
ETHAN MARCUS ~ RICHARD GREENE ~ JAKE FAWCETT
ALEXIS DEBROCK ~ SUSAN JENSEN ~ EVAN HEMPHILL