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SundaySun, 27 AprApril, 2025

L.I.F.E. LECTURE - Film Screening of Space Torah

Sunday, Apr 27th 7:30pIn 1996, NASA astronaut Dr. Jeff Hoffman brought a small Torah scroll on board Space Shuttle Columbia. On Shabbat, while orbiting Earth, he read from the book of Genesis, “In the beginning God created heaven and the earth.” This is a story about inspiration, communities, and a man’s journey. A story of how family, educators, scientific and religious communities achieve great things and bring our identity to new realms.

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SundaySun, 4 MayMay, 2025

L.I.F.E. Lecture - The Politzer Saga: Reclaiming My Hungarian Jewish Heritage with Linda Ambrus Broenniman

Sunday, May 4th 7:30p to 9:00pThere was a housefire in 2011. The contents of a box that survived became the catalyst for a quest whose seeds were planted in 1983—the day Linda Ambrus Broenniman learned that her Catholic father was Jewish and what little family history she knew was a lie. Searching for truth, Linda pieces together the astonishing story of her Jewish ancestors—the Politzer family—their remarkable lives lost to her father’s secrets.

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Sun, April 20 2025
22 Nisan 5785

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