The National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center will host the panel, Black-Jewish Reconciliation: (Re)Building the Bridge, 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 26, presented by the Jewish Community Relations Council.

Panelists will be Wilberforce University Assoc. Prof. of History Godfrey Vincent and documentary filmmaker Avi Dresner, son of Civil Rights champion Rabbi Israel Dresner. Wilberforce Political Science Prof. Jacques Kahindo will moderate the discussion.

The museum is located at 1350 Brush Row Road, Wilberforce. Registration for this free event is required by Feb. 25 at jewishdayton.org/events.

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