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Forgiveness Symposium

The Department of Criminal Justice at St. Joseph’s College (SJC), in conjunction with Tikkun Long Island, will host a Forgiveness Symposium, an interactive discussion between victims and offenders who came together in the criminal justice system and found peace. The symposium will take place in the Shea Conference Room located in O’Connor Hall on the College’s Long Island Campus.

Speakers for the event include Dr. Robert Goldman, founder of Tikkun Long Island and supervising psychologist at Suffolk County Jail in Riverhead, N.Y.; Tamara Meyer, producer of How the Light Gets In, a film about the children of Holocaust victims and perpetrators coming together; Sascha Schneider, filmmaker and director of How the Light Gets In; and Thérèse Bartholomew, author of Coffee Shop God and director of The Final Gift, a film about her journey from anger to forgiveness.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 631.687.4582 or visit www.sjcny.edu.


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