- Mort Laitner the Story Teller—A short 75-year history—From Shalom Aleichem to Isaac Bashevis Singer
- The story of my three books: A Hebraic Obsession, The Greatest Gift, The Hanukkah Bunny
- My life as a blogger—Healthy Stories, Letters to the editor, The Times of Israel;
- The story of Anti-Semitism Now and Then—Everything is Relative—We seem to be able to forget the horrors of past—Neo-Nazis on our streets—Why Are They So Quiet?—The Internet;
- A history of miracles: Israel, Pre-statehood, Statehood the Present Day—The Glass is More than Half Full—Zionism, Herzl, Turkish Expulsion, Balfour, 1920 Riots,1929 Riots, Nazis, the Palestine Economy, 1939 White, British Lies, The German Army in Egypt, 1948 UN partition, Four Wars 1949,1967,1973, 2023;
- The Shoah Clock—Never again let the hands on the clock reach five minutes to twelve—1933 to 2024, Ask, “Where are the hands on the clock today?”;
- A story about the Jewish Renaissance in America, Northern Exposure, Ask, “Has the American Jewish Renaissance ended?”;
- Existential versus Non-Existential Threats—Define and ask, “What are our Existential Threats?” ;
- All things can be used for good or evil (Emmanuel Kant)—All events can lead to good or evil (Nazi pre-war expulsion of Jews from Germany economic policy—-Holocaust—Israel)
- Readings: The Last Jew in Vinnitsa On A Tee Shirt; The End of the Jewish Renaissance in America,
- Q&A Session
Jewish American Heritage Month Lecture: – Being Jewish in 2024–As Seen Through the Eyes of a Blogger
Thursday, May 30: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Davie/Cooper City Branch – Multipurpose Room
AGE GROUP: ADULTS
EVENT TYPE: SPEAKER, DISCUSSION/LECTURE, ARTS & CULTURAL
Mort Laitner, local author and speaker, will talk about being Jewish in today’s world. Refreshments and snacks will be provided, and registration is required.
