PATCHOGUE, NY – OCTOBER 13, 2006 – The Institute for the Study of Religion in Community Life at St. Joseph’s College will hold its annual Kristallnacht observance, An Evening of Jewish/Christian Dialogue in Remembrance of Kristallnacht, on Wednesday, November 8, 2006, in the McGann Conference Center located in O’Connor Hall on the College’s Suffolk Campus. Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, the co-host of 'Religion on the Line', WABC Radio, will be the keynote speaker at this event.

A co-host of 'Religion on the Line' since it began in 1982, Rabbi Joseph Potasnik is noted for his passion, his warmth and his humor. A popular guest and commentator on local and national radio and television programs, Rabbi Potasnik couples his enthusiasm for social issues with the wise insights of the Jewish tradition. He carries these unique skills over to his work at Congregation Mount Sinai in Brooklyn Heights, New York; to his role as President of the New York Board of Rabbis; and to his chaplaincy of the New York City Fire Department.

This event is open to the public with a registration fee of $10, which includes a light buffet kosher dinner. Dinner begins at 6:00 PM, and will immediately be followed by the lecture at 7:00 PM. A question and answer period and Kristallnacht Memorial Service will conclude the evening. Please make checks payable to St. Joseph’s College when registering before November 4, 2006. For additional information, call (631) 447-3323 or visit us online at www.sjcny.edu.

St. Joseph’s College is located at 155 W. Roe Blvd. in Patchogue, and is accessible via the South Service Road of Sunrise Highway, just east of Exit 52 (Waverly Avenue).

About St. Joseph's College

St. Joseph’s College has been dedicated to providing a diverse population of students in the New York metropolitan area with an affordable education rooted in the liberal arts tradition since 1916. Independent and coeducational, the College provides a strong academic and value-oriented education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, aiming to prepare each student for a life characterized by integrity, intellectual and spiritual values, social responsibility, and service. With campuses located in the Clinton Hill area of Brooklyn and in Patchogue, Long Island, the College offers degrees in numerous majors, special course offerings and certificates, affiliated and pre-professional programs through its School of Arts and Sciences and its School of Professional and Graduate Studies.