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Let's Talk About It: New Conversations on the Holocaust With Rabbi Dr. Norbert Weinberg, author of Courage of the Spirit


Let’s Talk About It:  New Conversations on the Holocaust With Rabbi Dr. Norbert Weinberg, author of Courage of the Spirit
  Rabbi Dr. Norbert Weinberg, author of Courage of the Spirit, will be the featured speaker at the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, 100 South The Grove Drive, Los Angeles, on Friday,  July 11th, 2014 at 12:00PM as part of the Museum’s ongoing series: Let’s Talk About It: New Conversations on the Holocaust.
Rabbi Weinberg will discuss his book Courage of the Spirit, which tells the story of his father, Rabbi Dr. William Weinberg, who survived both Nazi and Communist tyranny, eventually becoming the first State Rabbi of the community of Holocaust Survivors in Hesse, Germany. Rabbi Weinberg’s talk will focus on the role of Judaism and Spirituality in conquering life’s obstacles.
Rabbi Weinberg serves as Rabbi at Hollywood Temple Beth El in Los Angeles. He has also owned an education center in Encino  and was Director of the Central Institute for Jewish Studies in Bet Berl, Israel. He is currently pursuing further research on the rebuilding of the lives of the Holocaust survivors in Austria and Germany. More information about Rabbi Weinberg’s book and his research can be found on www.courageofspirit.com . His book was recently featured on “Advocacy Heals You”, with Joni Aldrich on W4CS.com, the Cancer Support Network, as themes from the book offered moral and spiritual courage in life’s struggles; the interview can be heard at: ttp://www.iheart.com/talk/show/Joni-Aldrich-SOS-Supporter-of/?episode_id=26932481
For more information about this or other events, please call the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust at 323-651-3704 or on line at www.lamoth.org  . Rabbi Weinberg can be contacted at 818-935-6053 or rabbiweinberg@htbel.org

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