Dr. Phyllis Chesler to speak at Tifereth Israel

NEW BEDFORD – Dr. Phyllis Chesler, Emerita Professor of Psychology at City University of New York, will speak at the upcoming Rabbi Bernard H. & Minna Ziskind Memorial Lecture. This annual event, underwritten by Sheldon Friedland in memory of his wife Shulamith and her parents, will feature this best-selling author, legendary feminist leader and retired psychotherapist. Chesler, the author of “The New Anti-Semitism: The Current Crisis and What We Must Do About It,” has lectured and organized political, legal, religious and human rights campaigns in the United States, Canada, Europe, Israel and the Far East.

This challenging and timely presentation on anti-Semitism is open to the public; it will be followed by a dessert reception. The event will take place on Sunday, May 31, at 7:30 p.m. at Tifereth Israel, 145 Brownell Ave., New Bedford, Mass.

For further information, please contact Kenneth Turkewitz at 508-997-3171.