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Florida Launches Mobile Museums of Tolerance

Last month, the Simon The launch took place
Wiesenthal Center launched during the first meeting of
its Florida Mobile Museums the Palm Beach County Hate
of Tolerance (MMOTs) at Crimes Task Force, which
the State Attorney’s Office in comprises more than a dozen
Palm Beach County, marking community leaders, law
a significant step in the fight enforcement representatives,
against antisemitism, hate, and prosecutors. It seeks to
and extremism through raise awareness and combat
education. The MMOTs rising prejudice throughout
will be stationed in schools Florida communities.
and community centers “Since our MMOTs first
to facilitate meaningful launched in 2021, tens of
dialogue and guide students through enlightening workshops that empower them to
confront hate, embrace tolerance, and act for social change. Florida Launches Mobile Museums of Tolerance on page 3
Palm Beach Dramaworks Announces 2025-2026 Season

The Crucible, Driving Miss Daisy, The Crucible, beginning March 27,
Mountaintop, The Seafarer, and the are inspired by moments in
World Premiere of Vineland Place American history that resonate
deeply but couldn’t be more
A diverse and impressive array of four different. The Mountaintop
acclaimed plays and one world premiere, is a two-character fantasia
each of which, in its way, speaks with an on Martin Luther King’s last
immediacy to today’s audiences, make night on earth. The Crucible, of
up Palm Beach Dramaworks’ 2025- course, is inspired by the Salem
2026 season, Producing Artistic Director witch trials and will feature
William Hayes announced. one of the largest casts in PBD
Two of those plays, Katori history. The remainder of the
Hall’s Olivier Award-winning The schedule is made up of Conor
Mountaintop, which opens PBD’s Chief Financial & Operating Officer Rudina Toro, McPherson’s much-lauded The Seafarer, opening December 12, which is set on Christmas Eve
26th season on October 24, and Arthur Producing Artistic Director William Hayes, and
Miller’s Tony Award-winning The Managing Director Sue Ellen Beryl Palm Beach Dramaworks Announces on page 4
Arab Peace Activist Shares Hope for Brighter Tomorrow

Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens recently Al-Shareef spoke about how his religion can actually work toward uniting people — he
hosted Loay Al-Shareef, a Saudi Arabian highlighted commonalities in language, religious rituals, family values, monotheism, and
peace activist and social media influencer, tikun olam.
for a thought-provoking Q&A session with His closing message was simple but powerful: The Jews have friends in the Arab world
Rabbi Vigler. Al-Shareef, who arrived in and, together, we will reconcile the tent of Abraham and make him proud.
traditional attire — a kandura and ghutra —
explained that he wanted to send a message
that, although many people who wear these
clothes have negative views toward Jews,
there are people who wear them who are our
friends and allies working on building bridges.
Al-Shareef shared his personal journey from being raised as a very religious Muslim,
brainwashed into thinking terrible things about Jews and Israel, to his transformative first
encounter with Jewish people in Paris in 2010. He emphasized that many people who hate
Jews have never met a Jew and, when they do, many of their beliefs shatter. He has witnessed
this firsthand when introducing his friends to Israelis.