Cleveland, OH Chapter
Contact Information
Coordinator: Debra Hirshberg
E-mail: debra.hirshberg@ctg.com

Next Tikkun Meeting: Thursday March 20th

Other Local Events of Interest:

Tuesday March 12th - Middle East Film/Discussion sponsered by Cleveland Peace Action has been moved to a new venue - Euclid Avenue Church in Cleveland Hts, across from Severeance Town Center on Mayfield Rd.   Program starts at 7:15.   Film will be "Searching for Peace in the Middle East" a film by Landrum Bolling and the Foundation for Middle East Peace.     This is the first in a three part forum sponsored by Cleveland Peace Action.  

The second program is Sunday April 6th at 2PM.   Video of a series of News Coverage by a local Youngstown network TV stagion traveling to the region and portraying different aspects of teh Israel-Palestinian issue each night for a week.

Thursday May 15th at 7PM:  "Next Steps in search for Middle East Peace" will be a panel dissuccsion.  Tikkun will be participating in the panel.   

All three programs were to be held at the Cleveland Heights - University Heights main library but there has been some controversy over the programs and the library wanted Cleveland Peace Action to postpone the first program.   Please go to their (CPA) website for more information about the controversy.  Cut and paste this link into your browser if the link does not work.

http://www.peaceactioncleveland.org/index.php?section=1

American's for Peace Now - Honors Al Stern

Thursday March 27th - 7:00pm  Fairmount Temple

23737 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood

Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.  If link does not work cut this link into your browser:  http://www.peacenow.org/calendar/index.asp?rid=&cid=4582

Al is a long time friend of Tikkun.  We urge you to attend.

 

Next Meetings/Discussions

Thursday March 20th, 2008 at 7pm - University Heights branch library 13866 Cedar Rd.   (3rd Thursday)

(just west of Warrensville Ctr Rd, at the corner of Fenwick, parking in the back)

 

Also of interest....

The Cleveland NSP chapter also meets occasionally.   For more information about the NSP chapter please contact Alan Federman at ACF1950@aol.com.    

Please read the current thinking about the Middle East on the national  website: www.Tikkun.org.  

Other interesting websites are:

• Jewish Voices for Peace - On-going commentary by Jewish voices for Peace
  

• Brit Tzedek v'Shalom - Take Action - send e-mail to the President urging US involvement restarting the peace process.

• Not in My Name - Seeking a Just Peace Between Israelis & Palestinians - reports on many organizations efforts to end the violence.  
  

• Geneva Initiative - a detail model for a peace agreement to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - proving that peace is possible.  

We believe that it is important that American Jews express their opposition to the Occupation and support for the two state solution.