CUIMC’s Jewish Cultural Employee Resource Group (ERG) and IIJS invite you to join us on Thursday, January 30th, 2025 from 4:00 pm to 5:15pm for a virtual event in observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day: “Bridges of Solidarity: What We Can Learn about Jewish-Muslim Relations in North Africa During the Holocaust.”

Our special guest will be Dr. Mehnaz Afridi, Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Interfaith Education Center at Manhattan University. Dr. Afridi, a Muslim who believes in focusing on trying to better understand other people’s faith and beliefs, is the author of Shoah through Muslim Eyes.  She teaches courses on both Islam and the Holocaust at Manhattan University. 

This event is open to all, registration is required. 

For more information please email custaffdiversity@cumc.columbia.edu