JoAnn Magnuson
Curator of the Jewish-Christian
Library & Center at Living Word
Christian Center & Maranatha Christian Academy
JoAnn Magnuson
Curator of the Jewish-Christian
Library & Center at Living Word
Christian Center & Maranatha Christian Academy
JoAnn Magnuson has been involved in Jewish-Christian relations for over 30 years. She is currently serving as Curator of the Jewish-Christian Library and Center at Living Word. She has written materials on the history of antisemitism and has taught classes on Holocaust education to a variety of Christian groups. She has led over sixty tours to Israel and in recent years has headed the U.S. Protestant delegations to March of the Living in Poland. She is currently working with Christians in Eastern Europe to bring teaching into their churches that will foster a positive view of the Jewish people in a part of the world where antisemitism reigned for many years. Over the years she has served as Interfaith Relations Director for Bridges for Peace in the U.S. and Coordinator for the Presbyterian Committee to End Divestment Now. In 2007 and 2008 she served as U.S. Director of Christian Friends of Yad Vashem, a joint project of Yad Vashem and the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem. JoAnn is currently doing free lance consulting with a variety of groups working to build Jewish-Christian relations and support for Israel.
