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The American Jewish Community: Current Pictures, Future Possibilities with Laurence Kotler-Berkowitz

The Pew Research Center’s 2013 Survey of  U.S. Jews has sparked widespread discussion about the current state of the American Jewish community and its future direction. The survey’s results paint a picture of a diverse community, with alternative signs of continuing cohesion, assimilation and division. Given today’s patterns, what might the future look like?  Laurence

Steve Baines: Religious Liberty – What it REALLY Means

Steve Baines is Assistant Field Director for Religious Outreach of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, a nonpartisan educational organization dedicated to preserving the constitutional principle of church-state separation. AU works in the courts, in Congress and state legislatures, at the White House and in the arena of public opinion to address an

West African Ebola Epidemic – Panel Discussion

The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa is breaking records as the largest epidemic of Ebolavirus in history. The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the reports of more than 3,000 Ebola-related deaths may be underestimated. The first case to be diagnosed in the United States was recently reported on Sept. 24. Ebola virus was first identified in 1976, but previous outbreaks