Yom HaAtzma'ut Program with Dr. Shula Mola via ZOOM
Thursday, May 5, 2022 • 4 Iyyar 5782
6:30 PM - 8:00 PMDr. Mola's topic will be: "Diverse Perspectives: Yom haAtzma’ut and the Ethiopian Jewish Community in Israel”, followed by a Q&A moderated by Rabbi Mike
For ZOOM information, check the Star-Lite or email adulted@bethelohim.org or our synagogue administrator, Shoshana at szuckerman@bethelohim.org.
Dr. Shula Mola is an Israeli civil and human rights activist and educator and a 2021-2022 postdoctoral fellow at the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University. She received her doctorate from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, with a dissertation focusing on the impact of technology on activist immigrants.
Dr. Mola uses the power of academics to advance social justice. Mola's research interests include social stratification, oppression, and structural racism. Dr. Mola continues to work in the field, using her practical experience to examine the impact of unconscious bias on marginalized populations. Her current focus is on the preservation of the Ethiopian-Israeli community's history and heritage in a quest to gain recognition of its contribution to Israeli society.
Dr. Mola has been a leader of the Association for Ethiopian Jews (AEJ) for over 20 years, rising to the positions of Executive Director and eventually Chair. Dr. Mola received her BA and MA in Education from the Hebrew University; is a graduate of the Mandel School for Educational Leadership; and holds principal and teacher certificates. She continues to teach and develop curriculum at the Center for Educational Technology and the Avney Rosha School Leadership Institute.
Dr. Mola is a founding member and key activist of Mothers on Guard – a group of mothers who protest police brutality against youth of Ethiopian origin. She also serves on the boards and councils of the Ministry of Justice's National Anti-Racism Coordinator's Office, the New Israel Fund, Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, and Jerusalem Culture Unlimited.
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