
October H8te
Followed by a panel discussion.
From Executive Producer Debra Messing and Director Wendy Sachs, this searing documentary explores the explosion of antisemitism on college campuses, on social media, and in the streets of America in the aftermath of October 7th, 2023. The film features interviews with Debra Messing, Michael Rapaport, Sheryl Sandberg, Congressman Ritchie Torres, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, Dan Senor, Noa Tishby, and Bari Weiss, among others.
October H8te will be followed by a panel discussion exploring the themes of the film and the local impacts of the post-October 7th rise in antisemitism. The panel will be moderated by Jonathan Zur, President & CEO of the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities (VCIC), and include panelists Amy Milligan, PhD, Director of the Institute for Jewish Studies and Interfaith Understanding at Old Dominion University; Ben Rosenthal, student president of Old Dominion University Hillel; Virginia Beach City Councilman Joash Schulman; and Craig Wansink, PhD, Director of the Robert Nusbaum Center at Virginia Wesleyan University.
Presented as part of the Jewish Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, Simon Family JCC, & community partners’ 14th annual Israel Today series.
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