Germany and the European Union After the Refugee Crisis of 2015: Challenges of Nationalism, Xenophobia and Anti-Semitism
Location:
Presented by The American Jewish Committee
March 8, 2018
7:00 pm
Jewish Community Center
2 Millstone Campus Drive
St. Louis, MO 63146
What is the status of thousands of refugees in Germany today? How will European democracies face the challenges posed by Nationalism and Xenophobia? Is Europe still a place for Jews?
Light dessert reception to follow; dietary laws observed.
About the Speaker
Herbert Quelle has been the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany based in Chicago since July 2014. He joined Germany’s Federal Foreign Office in 1980, and his posts abroad have included Los Angeles, Pretoria, Havana, Warsaw, London, Boston and Baku. Consul Quelle completed a fellowship at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. He is a prolific writer and music player, and wrote a book on the connection between the German harmonica and the blues.
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Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series is generously funded by the Lubin-Green Foundation, a Supporting Foundation of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, and Hank Webber and Chris Jacobs.
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Rabbi Jeffrey Stiffman
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