Baruch College School of Public Affairs presents the Lillie and Nathan Ackerman Lecture Series on Equality and Justice in America: "The Ground Zero Mosque: To Build Or Not To Build."

The event begins with welcome greetings from David Birdsell, Dean of School of Public Affairs. Marian Engelman Lado, granddaughter of Lillie and Nathan Ackerman, speaks at the event. Kenneth L. Marcus, Lillie and Nathan Ackerman Visiting Professor of Equality and Justice in America, moderates the discussion. Panelists include:
Rabbi David Ellenson, President of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion;
Reverend Chloe Breyer, Director, Interfaith Center of New York;
Jonathan S. Tobin, Executive Director, Commentary Magazine;
Ryan Mahoney, Board Member, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), New York.

The event takes place on November 9, 2010, at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 14-220.