Stopping Anti-Semitism, Anti-Zionism, Hate, & Intolerance with Special Envoy Elan Carr


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Stopping Anti-Semitism, Anti-Zionism, Hate, & Intolerance with Special Envoy Elan Carr

The Atlanta community has an exciting opportunity to speak out against terror and hate. Elan S. Carr will be joining us on Sunday, September 15 to speak about “Stopping Anti-Semitism, Anti-Zionism, Hate, and Intolerance”. Elan S. Carr serves as the U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism. He advises the Secretary of State and is responsible for directing U.S. policies and projects aimed at countering anti-Semitism throughout the world.

This event presented by the Atlanta Israel Coalition is open to the Atlanta community and will take place Sunday, September 15 at 6:00 pm at the Atlanta Jewish Academy in Sandy Springs Georgia. Registration 6:00 to 6:30 pm. The program begins promptly at 6:30. The program will be preceded by a 4:30 pm VIP reception for Patron ticket holders and Community Sponsors.

Tickets are available online for $10 for General Admission tickets (event only), free for student tickets, and $100 per Patron ticket (includes 4:30 VIP reception and advance seating).

In our quest to unite against hate, combat bigotry, anti-Semitism and terrorism, we are reaching out to individuals and organizations in the pro-Israel community to help fund and promote this event. We are looking for Angels and Organizations to help us fund this event by becoming a Community Sponsor for this event.
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Elan S. Carr serves as the U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism. He advises the Secretary of State and is responsible for directing U.S. policies and projects aimed at countering anti-Semitism throughout the world.

Prior to his appointment, special Envoy Carr served as a Deputy District Attorney for Los Angeles County. He is also an officer in the United States Army Reserve and has received multiple awards and commendations for his nearly two decades of military service.

As the son of Iraqi Jewish refugees who fled persecution, Special Envoy Carr speaks Hebrew and the Iraqi dialect of Arabic. While deployed in Iraq in 203-04 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he met with remnants of the Jewish community there and led Jewish services in the former presidential palace of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad.

Special Envoy Carr was the international president of the Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi, served on the National Council of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and was a voting member of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
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PRESENTING SPONSOR
Atlanta Israel Coalition

COMMUNITY SPONSORS
Atlanta Jewish Academy
Beth Jacob Atlanta
B’nai B’rith International– Achim/Gate City Lodge
B’nai Torah Atlanta
Chaya EVOLVE Hadassah
Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care
Evans Family Trust
JCRCA / Jewish Community Relations Council of Atlanta
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta

We invite Atlanta pro-Israel organizations to join us in uniting against hate & help combat bigotry, anti-Semitism, & terrorism. We would love to add your name and logo to our sponsors.

August 21 2019

Details

Date: August 21, 2019
Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Cost: $4 – $100
Website: Visit Event Website


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