I knew I shouldn’t have gone into the room about children long before I stepped inside. It’s the last room of the Kigali Genocide Memorial Center here in Rwanda, and it’s not like the kind young man that greeted us at reception didn’t give me fair warning that it was coming. I was already in tears – the memorial is intensely powerful and personal – and I knew it would push me over the edge.

It took us 30 hours from the time we departed from Los Angeles to when we arrived in Kigali, Rwanda. We spent the evening visiting with our new Rwandan friends who will be our guides and translators   While we have not yet seen Kigali in the daytime, from our conversations tonight and by the looks of our brand new hotel, (which has free wireless, a swimming pool befitting a Hawaiian resort, a workout room, and more), Rwanda is working diligently on its tourism, its urban development, and on its economy. 

Join Temple Israel of Hollywood and Congregation Kol Ami as we welcome Janice Kamenir-Reznik to talk about her experiences in DRC.

Naama Haviv will share stories from her mission to DRC with the actist student from USC’s Fight on For Darfur.

JWW Assistant Director Naama Haviv will speak about her recent trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo at Temple Ahavat Torah. This will be the first time she discusses her mission.

When: Discussion starts at 1:00pm
Where: Village Lutheran Church, 343 Church Lane, Brentwood, CA

Come hear Janice Kamenir-Reznik’s first public debriefing after her mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo.