Name: Building Bridges: Creating Empathy Across Cultures Through Jewish Food
Start: 2026-07-26T14:00:00-0400
End: 2026-07-26T15:30:00-0400

Building Bridges: Creating Empathy Across Cultures Through Jewish Food

Sunday July 26, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

College Hall Rm 323

This workshop will be a look at how an introduction to how Jewish foods can be used to teach teens and adults about Jewish culture, it's similarities to other cultures around the world, and how that culture was impacted by 20th century Jewish history. The goal of this workshop is to build empathy, fight anti-semitism, and encourage people of all cultures to look for the similarities and the good in others.

Speakers

Cathy Polakoff

Storytelling Director, Teach the Shoah

Cathy Polakoff is a Storytelling Director at Teach the Shoah. She has held a variety of roles in education since earning her M.Ed in 2014. She now focuses on guiding people in telling factual stories to educate others about the Holocaust. Cathy frequently volunteers at her synagogue... Read More →

Sunday July 26, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
College Hall Rm 323

History, Storytelling

Audience Middle School, High School, Adult Students, Teachers, Principals
Track Holocaust
Type Main

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Cathy Polakoff

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NewCAJE17: 50th Anniversary

Cathy Polakoff

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