Prayer Service for Peace in Middle East – Feb 15
On Monday, February 15 at 7:30 p.m., a Prayer Service for Peace in the Middle East will be held at Lutheran Church of the Atonement, 909 East Main Street in Barrington.
Following the service, there will be a unique opportunity to see and hear a presentation entitled "Life in Occupied Palestine: Eyewitness Stories & Photos".
Anna Baltzer, Jewish American Columbia graduate, former Fulbright scholar, granddaughter of Holocaust refugees, and award-winning lecturer, author, and supporter of Palestinian rights will give her acclaimed presentation on the Middle East conflict with photographs and stories from documenting human rights abuses and supporting nonviolent resistance in the West Bank.
Ms. Baltzer’s talk covers checkpoints, the Wall, Israeli activism, censorship, nonviolent resistance, and other topics commonly unheard in the US. Her advocacy efforts have led to more than 100 appearances on television and lectures presented at more than 300 universities, schools, churches, mosques, and synagogues around the world. She is also the author of a book entitled Witness in Palestine: a Jewish American Woman in the Occupied Territories.
This service is held on the 15th of each month as part of an ecumenical effort in the U.S. and the world to pray daily until a just and lasting peace comes to all citizens of the Middle East. It includes reading from the Bible, music, prayers, and sharing of timely information. To learn more, call 847-381-0243 or visit http://www.elca.org/Our-Faith-In-Action/Justice/Peace-Not-Walls.aspx.Caring
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