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ADL’s Asian Jewish Initiative and Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival screening of ‘Above the Drowning Sea’

On April 29, ADL’s Asian Jewish Initiative partnered with the Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival on a screening of Above the Drowning Sea. This documentary tells the story of the dramatic escape of European Jews from Nazi-controlled Europe to Shanghai on the eve of World War Two through the courageous intervention of Ho Feng Shan, the Chinese Consul in Vienna

ADL Asian Jewish Initiative Partners with Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival

ADL is partnering with LA Jewish Film Festival to present a screening of “Above the Drowning Sea”. Sunday, April 29, 11 a.m. Laemmle’s Playhouse, Pasadena CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS Documentary/USA/2017/92 minutes Directed by Rene Balcer and Nicola Zavaglia Introduction by Natan Pakman | Associate Regional Director of the ADL Won the Golden Dragon Award for Best Documentary at the Ferrara Film Festival,

Asian Jewish Initiative Community Program: “Faces of America: Immigrant Stories from the Diverse Asian Continent”

An enthusiastic and diverse group of Angelenos attended ADL’s Asian Jewish Initiative panel discussion, Faces of America: Immigrant Stories from the Diverse Asian Continent, on February 27 at the Democracy Center at the Japanese American National Museum in DTLA. Co-chair Vince Gonzales and Sasha Rivkin opened the evening both mentioning their Asian and Jewish children, and explaining the start of the Jewish

Faces of America

  ADL’s Asian Jewish Initiative invites you to: Faces of America: Immigrant Stories from the Diverse Asian Continent With Panelists Tabby Davoodi – Co-founder of 30 Years After and child refugee from post-revolutionary Iran Halim Dhanidina – Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge and the first Muslim judge in California Karen Korematsu – Daughter of civil rights icon Fred Korematsu

ADL’s Asian Jewish Initiative Meets at the Filipino American Service Group

ADL’s Asian Jewish Initiative (AJI) planning committee met on October 11 at the Filipino American Service Group (FASGI) headquarters, where its Executive Director Yey Coronel reported on the varied and impactful work the organization is doing in Los Angeles. Among FASGI’s current activities are: an arts incubator program for local artists, an incubator for smaller nonprofit organizations trying to make