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 nne-azarch/
SUMMARY:Chocolate Oneg and Author Talk with Lynn Azarchi
DESCRIPTION:In the first sec­tion of Coun­ter­ing Anti­semitism &amp\; 
 Hate\, authors Lynn Azarchi and Har­lene Lichter Galen remind us of the n
 eed for action. They empha­size the impor­tance of encour­ag­ing young
  peo­ple to strength­en their iden­ti­ties and be proud of who they ar
 e\, and they urge us to learn from his­to­ry in order to act effec­tive
 ­ly and appropriately.\n\nOth­er top­ics include empa­thy\, the need t
 o work togeth­er\, the phi­los­o­phy and habit of becom­ing an upstan
 der\, and refusal to look the oth­er way when injus­tice occurs. Report
 ­ing abuse to author­i­ties\, using exist­ing laws\, and under­stand
 ­ing the resources at one’s dis­pos­al are all essen­tial tools. The
  authors exam­ine anti­se­mit­ic tropes and Holo­caust denial and giv
 e sug­ges­tions about how to han­dle them when they sur­face. They als
 o pro­mote pos­i­tive\, pre­emp­tive approach­es\, such as com­mu­
 ni­ty ser­vice\, tikkun olam\, and fundrais­ing for help­ful caus­es.
  They weave in per­son­al sto­ries\, famous quotes\, and graph­ic dia
 ­grams to illus­trate their points.\n\nThe book also fea­tures a list o
 f edu­ca­tion­al activ­i­ties that are prac­ti­cal rather than the
 ­o­ret­i­cal. Azarchi and Galen dis­cuss in detail iden­ti­fi­ca­
 tion with Israel\, tac­tics to help one remain calm in moments of cri­si
 s\, assertive behav­iors\, and the uses and dan­gers of social media. Th
 ey also rec­om­mend jour­nal­ing\, and pro­vide a list of edu­ca­ti
 on­al movies.\n\nAbout Lynn Azarchi \nAs Executive Director of Kidsbridge
  Tolerance Center outside of Trenton\, New Jersey—a nonprofit organizati
 on dedicated to fostering bullying prevention\, diversity appreciation\, a
 nti-bias\, empathy\, and empowerment\, Lynn is a tireless advocate for imp
 roving the lives of at-risk youth in communities across New Jersey. She ha
 s educated more than 30\,000 students - preschool\, elementary and middle 
 schoolers.\n\nShe is a frequent speaker to major educational conferences\,
  corporations\, parent and teacher groups.
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