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Free Screening of the Film "Of Many", a documentary focused on the unorthodox friendship between a Rabbi and an Imam

Set against the dramatic backdrop of violence in the Middle East and the tension between Jewish and Muslim students on college campuses, Of Many focuses on the surprising and transformative relationship between an orthodox rabbi and imam, who serve as university chaplains in New York City. Through a series of voyages to communities struck by catastrophe, we witness young religious Jews and Muslims working together and overcoming long-standing divides. Timely and humorous, this short documentary offers an inspiring and hopeful narrative in the face of a seemingly irreconcilable conflict.

Director, Linda Mills, Rabbi Yehuda Sarna and Imam Khalid Latif will be in attendance and open to questions at the end of the film screening.

Please RSVP at ofmanyfilm.com/914

 

Interests: Arts & Culture, Israel
Date: 
September 14, 2014
TIME: 
12:00 AM
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Location: 
Goldman Auditorium
Brower Center
2150 Allston Way
City: 
Berkeley

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Organized By: 
The Brower Center
Event Website: 
http://www.ofmanyfilm.com/
Speakers: 
Dr. Linda Mills, Director
Linda G. Mills is the inaugural Lisa Ellen Goldberg Professor and Vice Chancellor for Global Programs at New York University, and Co-Chair of the Advisory Board of the Of Many Institute. Mills, born in Los Angeles, California co-directed the documentary, "Auf Wiedersehen: 'Til We Meet Again", a film that explores the intergenerational transmission of trauma from the Holocaust to 9-11. The film was an official selection at eight film festivals, including the Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival where "Auf Wiedersehen" won an audience award, Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival and the Vienna Jewish Film Festival. Dr. Mills is also an accomplished producer; her projects include "The Reality Show: NYU", which received the 2010 Silver Award from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) and "The Heart of Intimate Abuse", for which she received a Telly Award. Her scholarly work challenges the current paradigms of domestic abuse by rethinking how we respond to violence in intimate relationships.
Rabbi Yehuda Sarna
Rabbi Yehuda Sarna has been the Skirball Executive Director of NYU’s Bronfman Center or Jewish Student Life since 2002. He has been deeply involved in multifaith work for his entire tenure at NYU. Joining the University in the wake of the September 11th attacks, Rabbi Sarna – collaborating with Imam Latif – has worked to ensure that the tenor of Jewish-Muslim dialogue on campus remains peaceful and supportive. Inspired by the thousands of Jewish students at NYU, Rabbi Sarna helped create a pathway for multifaith activities through Of Many, as one of its co-founders. As an adjunct faculty member at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, Rabbi Sarna now co-teaches a course with Imam Latif titled, “Multifaith Leadership in the 21st Century.”
Imam Khalid Latif
After attending NYU as an undergraduate student and serving as the president of the Islamic Center student organization on campus, Khalid Latif began to serve as Muslim chaplain to both NYU and the New York City Police Department. At NYU, Imam Latif began to conduct multifaith work with Rabbi Yehuda Sarna. Inspired by the thousands of students in religious services at NYU, Imam Latif was seeking to create an opportunity to work across faiths. Imam Latif, working closely with Rabbi Sarna, Chelsea Clinton, and Linda Mills, founded OM in response to NYU students who sought opportunities to cross faith boundaries. As an adjunct faculty member of the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, Imam Latif and Rabbi Sarna now co-teach a course at NYU titled, “Multifaith Leadership in the 21st Century,” also an offering in the Minor in Multifaith and Spiritual Leadership.