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Congress of Secular Jewish Organizations
of North America
Annual Memorial Day
Weekend Conference
May 28, 2010-May 31, 2010
Cleveland, OH

For more than 35 years, members of the Congress of Secular Organizations of North America has looked forward to Memorial Day weekend, reuniting with friends and establishing new ones, while being engaged in stimulating discussions and workshops on issues important to Secular Humanist Jews. Many Sholom Aleichem Club members were involved in the founding and formulating of the Congress. There are adult, teenager and young adult components of the Conference. They represent Secular Jewish schools and organizations in North America.

“We already have a great number of workshop presenters having accepted to share their wisdom and expose themselves to the relentless pounding of our participants’ comments and questions. We are also lining up great entertainment for Saturday evening, and the Sunday talent show (after the banquet) will again surprise and touch you with its revelation that we have, in our midst, some of the most spectacular talents in the fields of music, dance, story telling, sketches, stand-up, and utter silliness. Here is a selection of workshop topics (preliminary titles):

  •  The Jews Of India – Ancient Origins
    and Current Observations
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  •  Yiddish/JewishTheatre – Where Did It Come From
    And Where Is It Going?
  •  Secular Jewish Education
    •
  •  Exploring Our Jewish Roots Through Film
    •
  •  Yiddish Immigration And Jewish Values
    •
  •  Jews And The Left: A Natural Affinity?
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  •  Secret Medical School In The Warsaw Ghetto
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  •  Gay Issues and Jews
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  •  Jewish DNA: What Have We Inherited?
  •  Do (Jewish) Newspapers Have A Future?
  •  Atheism As An Expression Of Humanism
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  •  Free Speech On The Internet
    •

I know this is a tough year financially. But so was last year. And still, you came. For who wants to miss this annual, emotional, educational, unsurpassed event? Who wants to miss Paul Shane’s words of unfathomable wisdom at the talent show? Who wants to miss the playing and singing into the wee hours of dawn? Who wants to miss Frisbee at the Lawn and Sleeping in the Lounge? And who wants to miss the warm feeling of seeing old and meeting new friends in the joyful and educational setting of a CSJO conference? So …come, partake, and exult!

With utmost devotion,
Hans Leander ,
Conference Committee Coordinator
PS. Please also check our website, www.csjo.org, regularly!”