The Rhodes/Cos Memorial Committee of Seattle Presents

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

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   ▪  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

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▪  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

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