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Temple B'nai Abraham's Varied Voices presents Leading Terrorism Expert Mitchell B. Reiss, President of Washington College

Throughout his decades at Temple B’nai Abraham, the late Rabbi Barry Friedman, z”l, the synagogue’s spiritual leader from 1968-1999,  was a strong supporter of Israel, an outspoken advocate for civil rights and a champion of the victims of all kinds of oppression. Rabbi Friedman also believed deeply in the synagogue pulpit as the ultimate open microphone, from 
which absolute freedom of speech should be practiced, with all points of view welcome. This year, Temple B’nai Abraham has presented Varied Voices with speakers offering diverse opinions on a variety of important topics, each seeking in her or his own voice to offer a path toward the betterment of the Jewish world and the world at large.

On Thursday April 24, at 7:30 PM, at the temple, the Varied Voices guest speaker Mitchell B. Reiss, a leading terrorism expert, Bush White House foreign policy advisor, President of Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland. His topic will be Terrorism Tomorrow:  Who, What, Where and Why?

Mitchell B. Reiss became the 27th president of Washington College on July 1, 2010, and was inaugurated on October 2, 2010. The former Special Envoy to the Northern Ireland Peace Process and a key official addressing the North Korean nuclear crisis had been most recently Diplomat-in-Residence at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. From 2003-2005 Reiss served as Director of the Office of Policy Planning at the U.S. State Department, where he provided Secretary Colin L. Powell with independent strategic advice and policy recommendations. In December 2003, he was asked to serve concurrently as the President’s Special Envoy for the Northern Ireland Peace Process with the rank of Ambassador; in January 2005 Secretary Condoleezza Rice asked Reiss to continue in this position, which he did until February 2007. During this period, Northern Ireland registered historic progress towards ending “the Troubles” and realizing the full promise of the Good Friday Agreement. For his efforts, he received the State Department’s Foreign Affairs Award for Public Service.

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All the Varied Voices programs are free and open to the community, and are held at Temple B’nai Abraham located at 300 E Northfield Road, Livingston, New Jersey. Register online at www.tbanj.org or contact the Temple office, 973.994.2290. For upcoming Varied Voices lectures please go to http://www.tbanj.org/congregational-learning/varied-voices.




 

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