anna baltzer - Jewish Voice for Peace

Life in Occupied Palestine
ANNA BALTZER
IN ALBUQUERQUE - SEPT. 10-11
Anna Baltzer, Jewish‐American granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, went to the West Bank to discover the realities of daily life for Palestinians under the Israeli Occupation. She lived and worked with farmers, Palestinian and Israeli activists, and the families of political prisoners. Anna’s book, Witness in Palestine, is a firsthand account of what she saw during her eight‐month stay. She has been traveling around the world, sharing the experiences that led her to document and support the Palestinian non‐violent resistance to the Occupation, telling the story that is rarely seen in mainstream media. Baltzer was a Fulbright scholar and a volunteer with the International Women’s Peace Service, a human rights organization based in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. See more at her website – http://annainthemiddleeast.com WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 ‐ 7PM
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 ‐ 7PM Congregation Nahalat Shalom Albuquerque Mennonite Church 3606 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 1300 Girard Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM As part of its Jewish Voices on Peace in the Middle East series, Congregation Nahalat Shalom will host Anna Baltzer speaking on “A Jewish Woman’s Personal Journey: Jewish Identity and Becoming a Witness in Palestine.” Baltzer will tell about her personal journey and discuss traditional social justice values and plurality of Jewish identity, as well as her feelings about her own identity as a Jew in relation to the conflict between Israel and Palestine. Contact: chandlermuf@ yahoo.com (505) 246‐2231 Event Coordinator: Nell Burrus (505) 833‐3140 [email protected] Suggested donation $10 (Fundraiser for women's mental health in Dheisheh Refugee Camp in Palestine) Contact: Nell Burrus (505) 833‐3140 Presented by
Amnesty International Group 463, Las Vegas, NM Amnesty International Group 122, Santa Fe, NM Amnesty International Group 101, Albuquerque, NM First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque's Social Justice Council Peace Studies, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM Middle East Peace and Justice Alliance, Albuquerque, NM College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM United World College, Las Vegas, NM Las Vegas Peace & Justice Center, Las Vegas, NM