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Following the film there will be a poignant panel discussion with Black and Jewish members of our Utah community.
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Panel will be moderated by Annabel Sheinberg, President of NCJW Utah Section
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 Jay A. Jacobson, MD, MACP is a Past President of the United Jewish Federation of Utah. He currently chairs its Task Force on Antisemitism, and its Partners against Hate. He leads a multiethnic coalition that successfully advocated for passage of Utah’s Hate Crimes Law. He and the Partners have worked with three Utah School Districts to respond to Jewish and Minority harassment and to implement the ADL’s No Place for Hate Program. With other Jewish leaders he met with Governor Cox to respond to a widely publicized virulent antisemitic message. He spoke in support of Rep. Owens Resolution against Antisemitism which received unanimous legislature support and the Governor’s signature.
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 Kaletta Lynch was appointed by Mayor Mendenhall in 2021 to be Salt Lake City’s first Chief Equity Officer of the Office of Equity and Inclusion. She was the first Black woman to run for political office in West Valley City. She also served as Community Organizer, in collaboration with Representative Sandra Hollins (first Black woman elected to the Utah State Legislature), to convene community organizations for removal of slavery from the Utah State Constitution. With voters support, the amendment passed in 2020. She and her spouse, Marlin, are the proud parents of two beautiful daughters. Kaletta is the owner of K Consulting Services, YWCA Utah board member, and an active member of the Greater Salt Lake Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.
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 Noemi Mattis, JD., Ph.D., is a recently retired psychologist. She grew up in Belgium where, during World War II and the Nazi occupation, she was a hidden child. She graduated from Brussels University with a Doctor of Law degree in 1958 and was admitted to the Bar. Shortly after, she came to the United States as a bride and later, moved to the New York City suburbs. She completed a Ph.D. in Psychology in 1973 at Columbia University. She moved to Utah in 1980. She has been married for 63 years to her husband Daniel. They have two children, four grandchildren, and to date, four great-grandchildren.
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 Kellen Perkins is a Native to Utah, Published Writer, Entrepreneur, Public Speaker, and Global Real Estate Advisor with Engel & Volkers Salt Lake. Having grown up in the Salt Lake Valley, Kellen considers himself a lover of all things Utah -- hiking, biking, skiing, and boating. Kellen is also an avid traveler and aviation enthusiast (though he says he'll never get his pilot's license). In addition to exploring, family means the world to him. He is the proud Guncle (Gay Uncle) to 38 nieces and nephews, one of whom he is considered a Co-Parent to. While not having gone through a full conversion, Kellen, and the community around him, considers him to be Jewish by Choice.
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Kitty Kaplan Building Bridges Series:
"Dreams of Hope" Film Viewing with Panel Discussion
Wednesday April 27th, 2022 @ 6:30 PM Mountain Time
Via Zoom & in person
at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts,
Marcia and John Price Museum Building
at the University of Utah
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Join us for this one-of-a-kind hybrid event on Yom Hashoah, featuring a film screening of "Dreams of Hope." This documentary-concert film highlights the powerful bond between the Black community and the Jewish Community, told through the story of 4 violins rescued from a Nazi concentration camp, and played by Black musicians at Birmingham's 16th Street Baptist Church in Alabama. Join us in honoring how two communities can overcome atrocities together.
In his preparation for composing Dreams of Hope for Solo Violin & Orchestra, the film’s executive producer and co-director, Dr. Henry Panion III states, “The story of these violins and the Jewish people is of survival, hope, and triumph, one that so parallels the story of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church and its people, particularly the Four Little Girls."
Memories of the Jewish Holocaust and America’s Civil Rights Movement come together in this moving celebration of the power of music to heal. Join us!
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Watch the trailer here and visit the film’s website for film reviews and more details here,
Please mark your calendar and join us on April 27!
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Click HERE for an informative article about the film.
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