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American Freedom Alliance

presents the December installment of annual Lecture and Conference Series

The Leslie J. Sacks Memorial Lecture
featuring world renown Jewish intellectual

Ruth R. Wisse

on the topic

The Progressive Movement's Betrayal of the Jews

 

Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 7:30 pm

Location: Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel, 11461 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90049

Admission: Pre-Dinner: $45.00 (Includes admission to lecture)
                            General Admission: $20.00

Parking: $8.00 by valet

 

About the Speaker:

Ruth R. Wisse Is one of the most outstanding Jewish intellectuals in the United States. A Harvard professor for almost 40 years, she specialized in the study of Yiddish literature but her interests far exceeded that speciality. She has become a much sought after speaker on issues relevant to university teaching, the recrudescence of antisemitism, political correctness and the abuse of human rights. Her opinion pieces appear regularly around the world and she is a contributor to the Wall Street Journal. She has many publications to her credit but her book Classic Liberalism and the Jewish Tradition most effectively encapsulates the crisis of the modern American jewish community which has drifted into a progressivism which in many respects is antithetical to jewish teachings.

 

About Leslie J. Sacks:

Leslie Sacks was a prominent art dealer and gallerist in Los Angeles, having established Leslie Sacks Fine Art, Brentwood in 1992. His academic background includes both psychology and computer science degrees from the University of Witwaterstrand, South Africa. While in South Africa, Leslie worked in various capacities in opposition to apartheid and in support of the Black and Jewish South African communities in the early 70s. He was Chairman of the South African Union of Jewish Students and served on the Executive of the World Union of Jewish Students while also publishing and editing various student publications including Mussar and Jewits whilst at university. Leslie supported numerous charities concerned with the defense of western civilized values and wrote a regular blog on issues of deep concern regarding the future of the West. He was awarded the Soul of Liberty Award by AFA in 2008. He is survived by his wife Gina, two sons and two stepsons.

 

This event has been made possible by a generous donation from Gina Sacks.