Temple Emanu-El’s ongoing Distinguished Speakers series, sponsored by its Brotherhood Auxiliary,
invites nationally-recognized speakers from both liberal and conservative viewpoints to discuss
topics that impact our diverse San Jose community.
To receive email updates of future Distinguished Speakers and Dates, click
here.
Planned Future Speakers (subject to change):
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National radio and TV host Dr. Larry Magid, talking about how to keep your children safe - both
online and in the real world. Dr. Magid contributes to CBS News, the New York Times, U.S.
News & World Report and other publications. Dr. Magid is on the board of directors of the National
Center for Missing and Exploited Children and is the recipient of that organization's ‘Ten Year
Anniversary Award’ for his work in developing a system for finding missing children via online services.
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A roundtable discussion by survivors and resistors of modern holocausts - World War II, The
Cambodian Killing Fields, The Bosnian Ethnic Cleansing, Darfur. How people of courage resisted
oppression and risked their lives to save others while surviving some of the worst massacres in
human history. A Q&A will follow, with a special emphasis on educating the next generation about
these events and the price of prejudice.
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Previous Speakers:
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February 23, 2008 - 7:00 PM - Mr. Curtis Sliwa, Guardian Angels founder and national Talk Radio host,
in a roundtable discussion with local leadership from the Mayor’s Gang Prevention Task Force.
A discussion how San Jose has taken a national leadership role in gang prevention activities
and how the Guardian Angels may be able to offer additional support to their efforts, in
cooperation with local law enforcement and City Hall. NBC Channel 11 featured the story on
February 19. View it here.
Press release on Emanu-El event is here.
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January 13, 2008 - Dr. Seth Ammerman, Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, discussing
the Mobile Clinic Program he created to national acclaim. The Mobile Clinic targets homeless and
uninsured adolescents and young adults ages 12-24, providing free comprehensive primary health care
services to these youth. A presentation and tour of the Mobile Clinic will follow.
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December 8, 2007 - Rabbi Lennard Thal, Senior Vice President of the Union for Reform Judaism and its
number 2 executive, makes his first visit to the Bay Area in 20 years with an exclusive visit to
Temple Emanu-El. He provides his analysis and thoughts about the future of Reform Judaism in the
United States prior to the movement’s biennial in San Diego. A Talmud study class will also be
taught by Rabbi Thal on December 9.
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