EVENT: Open Conversation on Israel with Avraham Burg

An Open Conversation on Israel with Avraham Burg

Monday, November 11

6:30-8pm Quincy House JCR 

talk and Q&A with former Speaker of the Israeli Knesset and author of The Holocaust is Over

This conversation will happen just a day before Burg gives the Samuel L. and Elizabeth Jodidi Lecture at the Weatherhead Center, entitled "Israel and Palestine: From Iconic Conflict to Iconic Solution or, Is It Time for New Paradigms?"

Avraham Burg is an Israeli author, social activist, former politician, and a leading voice for peace in the Middle East. He was an adviser to Prime Minister Shimon Peres on diaspora affairs; speaker for the Israeli Knesset from 1999 to 2003; chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel; cofounder of Molad, a progressive think-tank dedicated to the advancement of Israeli democracy; chairman of Mifalot, a sport -for-peace project; an international coordinator of the Bruno Kreisky Forum for International Dialogue in Vienna; and a teacher at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna.

His bestselling book, The Holocaust is Over; We Must Rise from Its Ashes, delineates a path for the Jewish people to come to live in greater peace and security in the Middle East and in the world. Hosted by: Progressive Jewish Alliance, Palestine Solidarity Committee, Harvard Students for Israel, and J Street U Harvard

Is Peace Possible? TONIGHT!

Join us tonight, at 8:30PM in Emerson 210, for a discussion with Zvilka Krieger of the S. Daniel Abraham Foundation on the question of "IS PEACE POSSIBLE?"

Here's the blurb:

The S. Daniel Abraham Foundation's award-winning interactive multimedia program on the challenges of Israeli-Palestinian peace is coming to Harvard! In a fact-based, balanced presentation, Senior Vice President Zvika Krieger will discuss the specific challenges posed by the issues of Borders and Refugees.

Brought to you by Harvard Students for Israel, with the help of our cosponsors: Harvard Democrats, Harvard Republican Club, Harvard Kennedy School Israel Caucus, Harvard Law School Alliance for Israel, Just Peace at Harvard, and the Progressive Jewish Alliance.

We welcome all students from Harvard and other schools, as well as community members of all stripes, to join us in a civil, thoughtful discussion on how to resolve the tragic cycle of conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.