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SUMMARY:Understanding the Differences Between Zionism and Judaism: Faith\, 
	Identity\, and Misconceptions
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DESCRIPTION:Understanding the Differences Between Zionism and Judaism: Fait
	h\, Identity\, and\nMisconceptions\nOrganized by Proti dehumanizaci collec
	tive\n\nDate: November 21\, 2025\nPlace: Faculty of Social Studies Masaryk
	 University\, Joštova 10 Brno\, room P52\nTime: 7:00 PM (Czech Republic Ti
	me)\nFormat: Panel + Testimony + Q&A\nLanguage: English\nAudience: Student
	s\, educators\, interfaith and human rights advocates\, general\npublic\n\
	nAbout the Event\nIn times of war\, displacement\, and rising polarization
	\, the terms Zionism and\nJudaism are often confused or conflated — fuelin
	g misunderstanding and\nprejudice. This event seeks to unpack these concep
	ts\, clarifying the distinction\nbetween Judaism as a spiritual and cultur
	al faith tradition\, and Zionism as a\npolitical ideology.\nThrough histor
	ical context\, personal testimony\, and open dialogue\, participants\nwill
	 explore how faith\, identity\, and politics intersect — and how understan
	ding\nthese differences can foster more informed public conversations.\n\n
	What to Expect\nClarify Definitions – Learn the distinct origins and meani
	ngs of Judaism and\nZionism.\nChallenge Misconceptions – Address how publi
	c narratives and media blur the line\nbetween faith and politics.\nPersona
	l Testimony – Hear from Gregory Berger\, a Jewish American professor whose
	\nfamily survived the Holocaust\, reflecting on history\, identity\, and b
	elonging.\nOpen Discussion – Engage in a respectful Q&A exploring how comm
	unities can move\ntoward understanding and compassion.\n\nSpeaker Bio\nGre
	gory Berger is a Jewish American educator and media professor at UAEM in\n
	Mexico. Born and raised in New York to a Holocaust survivor family\, he co
	mbines\npersonal history with academic insight to humanize one of today’s 
	most\nmisunderstood subjects — the relationship between Judaism and Zionis
	m.\n\nJoin Us\nGain clarity\, and perspective in this important conversati
	on about identity\, and\ndialogue.\nNovember 21\, 2025 | 7:00 PM (Czech Re
	public Time)\nFree and open to the public at Faculty of Social Studies\, J
	oštova 10\, room P52\n\nFB event: https://fb.me/e/45nmfQb5r [https://fb.me
	/e/45nmfQb5r]
URL:https://akce.nolog.cz/event/understanding-the-differences-between-zioni
	sm-and-judaism-faith-identity-and-misconceptions
GEO:49.1973442;16.6022456
LOCATION:Fakulta Sociálních studií MUNI - Joštova 10\, Brno
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Brno,Palestina
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Understanding the Differences Between Zioni
	sm and Judaism: Faith, Identity, and Misconceptions<br>Organized by Proti 
	dehumanizaci collective</p><p> Date: November 21, 2025<br>Place: Faculty o
	f Social Studies Masaryk University, Joštova 10 Brno, room P52<br> Time: 7
	:00 PM (Czech Republic Time)<br> Format: Panel + Testimony + Q&amp;A<br> L
	anguage: English<br> Audience: Students, educators, interfaith and human r
	ights advocates, general public</p><p>About the Event<br>In times of war, 
	displacement, and rising polarization, the terms Zionism and Judaism are o
	ften confused or conflated — fueling misunderstanding and prejudice. This 
	event seeks to unpack these concepts, clarifying the distinction between J
	udaism as a spiritual and cultural faith tradition, and Zionism as a polit
	ical ideology.<br>Through historical context, personal testimony, and open
	 dialogue, participants will explore how faith, identity, and politics int
	ersect — and how understanding these differences can foster more informed 
	public conversations.</p><p>What to Expect<br> Clarify Definitions – Learn
	 the distinct origins and meanings of Judaism and Zionism.<br> Challenge M
	isconceptions – Address how public narratives and media blur the line betw
	een faith and politics.<br> Personal Testimony – Hear from Gregory Berger,
	 a Jewish American professor whose family survived the Holocaust, reflecti
	ng on history, identity, and belonging.<br> Open Discussion – Engage in a 
	respectful Q&amp;A exploring how communities can move toward understanding
	 and compassion.</p><p>Speaker Bio<br>Gregory Berger is a Jewish American 
	educator and media professor at UAEM in Mexico. Born and raised in New Yor
	k to a Holocaust survivor family, he combines personal history with academ
	ic insight to humanize one of today’s most misunderstood subjects — the re
	lationship between Judaism and Zionism.</p><p>Join Us<br>Gain clarity, and
	 perspective in this important conversation about identity, and dialogue.<
	br> November 21, 2025 | 7:00 PM (Czech Republic Time)<br> Free and open to
	 the public at Faculty of Social Studies, Joštova 10, room P52<br><br>FB e
	vent: <a target="_blank" href="https://fb.me/e/45nmfQb5r">https://fb.me/e/
	45nmfQb5r</a></p>
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