Uganda Jewish community leader to visit

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Ugandan Jewish community leader J.J. Keki will speak and sing at a free event tonight at the Kansas Union.

Keki is a Grammy-nominated musician and activist for the sale of fair trade coffee in Africa. He will give an hour-long presentation, play guitar and take questions from the audience in a program called “Kulanu,” which in Hebrew means “All Together.”Jonathan Eisen, St. Louis senior and volunteer for the event, said Keki led a community of about one thousand Ugandan Jews. He said Keki was a good example of the diversity of the worldwide Jewish population.

“Having a large Jewish community in Africa is pretty unique, and having their leader come here to Lawrence is a pretty special opportunity,” Eisen said.

The event is sponsored by KU Hillel, the Kansas African Studies Center and the School of Social Welfare. It will begin at 7 p.m. in Alderson Auditorium, in the Kansas Union.

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