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Explore hate, radicalization and how to respond

On March 30, nationally recognized ex-
perts Talia Lavin and Shane Burley will ad- Resisting the Global Threat of
dress the ongoing global threat of fascism Fascism & Conspiracy Theory
and conspiracy theory. The two authors’ A Conversation with Talia Lavin,
deep expertise will provide a better under- Moderated by Shane Burley
standing of both the escalating culture of
hate and the psychology of radicalization 5 pm, March 30, on Zoom
unfurled by white nationalist groups. Register at: ojmche.org/events/ Talia Lavin Shane Burley
Hosted by the Oregon Jewish Museum resisting-the-global-threat-of- rhetoric and tactics of the Alt Right since
and Center for Holocaust Education, the fascism-and-conspiracy-theory/ the 2017 Charlottesville Unite the Right
program will also address the role of re- rally, and the explosion of antifascist, anti-
sistance, a key focus for OJMCHE and the racist and revolutionary organizing that has
subject of one of its core exhibits. of extraordinary visibility of far-right ex- risen to fight it.
“Talia Lavin’s interrogation of how rad- tremism, and one whose aftershocks are “Both Burley, who lives in Portland, and
icalization occurs has become even more still being felt in the body politic.” Lavin, who lives in New York, have been
astonishing considering the myriad of cri- The book inspired Saul Korin from the affected by their experiences of Jewishness
ses at home and abroad,” says OJMCHE Mittleman Jewish Community Center to and the increasing threat of antisemitism,”
Director Judy Margles. “Whether talking find a way to share Lavin’s message. says Margles.
about the insurrectionists or Vladimir Pu- “After reading Culture Warlords in the “They are also friends and colleagues,
tin or antisemitism, Lavin’s skills as both early days of the pandemic, I felt Lavin’s which is certain to make this program
a journalist and activist make her uniquely voice was one we needed to hear in Port- thought provoking and memorable. I would
qualified to deal with these sometimes-in- land,” says Korin. “Due to the focus of also like to thank all our generous program

explicable issues.” her book, I reached out to Gail Mandel at sponsors,” says Margles.
Lavin’s journalism has focused on far- OJMCHE to discuss how we could bring The lead sponsors for this program are the
right movements since 2017. She wrote Lavin to Portland.” Mittleman Jewish Community Center and
Culture Warlords: My Journey into the Portland-based writer and filmmaker the Kostiner Cultural Education Fund; they
Dark Web of White Supremacy during the Shane Burley will be moderating the con- are joined by co-sponsors the Anti-Defa-
waning days of the Trump administration. versation with Lavin. Burley is the author mation League Pacific Northwest, Jewish
It was released shortly before the insurrec- of Why We Fight: Essays on Fascism, Re- Federation of Greater Portland and the
tion at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Lavin sistance and Surviving the Apocalypse. His Rabbi Joshua Stampfer Cultural Programs
describes the insurrection as “… a moment collection of essays addresses the shifts in Fund of OJMCHE.

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