As part of the celebration of Jewish Cincinnati Bicentennial, join the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati’s Jewish Community Relations Council Leaders and the Mercantile Library for a series of conversations about the state of American democracy and the crisis of extremism and polarization. Global experts on these topics will unpack what’s holding us back, and shed light on shared pathways forward towards a healthier and more just shared society. This hybrid series is part of JCRC's Leaders in Light institute.

Jay Van Bavel, Associate Professor of Psychology, New York University

FREE & open to the public. Copies of The Power of Us are available for purchase HERE.

Jay Van Bavel is the Director of NYU’s Social Identity & Morality Lab and the author of The Power of Us. His research is on how cognitive neuroscience informs group identity and what that tells us about how to combat polarization.

Presented in partnership with the Jewish Community Relations Council of Cincinnati Leaders in Light Institute and Jewish Cincinnati Bicentennial.

Leaders in Light Conversation Series: Jay Van Bavel