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October 7th & the Israel-Gaza War: Behind and Beyond the News (Zoom only)
Session 1: Rabbi Naamah Kelman & Dr. Elan Ezrachi: American Jews and Israelis: Looking Back, Looking Forward
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Prof. Benjamin Brown: The Impact of October 7 and the War on the Haredi (Ultra-Orthodox) Community (Zoom only)
Part 2 of October 7th & the Israel-Gaza War: Behind and Beyond the News
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Michal Sella & Mohammad Darawshe: Jewish and Arab Partnership in Israel in Time of Crisis (Zoom only)
Part 2 of October 7th & the Israel-Gaza War: Behind and Beyond the News
In partnership with the New Israel Fund
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Filmmaker Barak Heymann Reflects on Israel’s Current Complex Reality (In-Person Only)
We are pleased to partner with the SF Jewish Film institute's WinterFest in presenting:
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David Waksberg: October 7, Gaza, and the Rifts Between Generations, Among Us, and Within Ourselves (Zoom only)
The Hamas attack on October 7 and Israel’s military response in Gaza have revealed deep rifts among American Jews on how they perceive Israel, Palestinians, and the conflict. These rifts have been most apparent between generations and have provoked emotional and painful divisions among families.
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Tent of Mourning: Ta'anit Esther Actifest
We are partnering with The Shalom Center in "Erecting a Tent of Mourning" for all whose hearts are open and tender enough to grieve both Palestinian and Israeli lives lost since and beyond 10/7. In collaboration with over a dozen local and national partners, and inspired by Queen Esther's ritualized grief in the Purim story: a full day of learning and self-directed rituals to support attendees in deepening and expanding their grief. Read more here.
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Prof. Eran Kaplan: The Holocaust and the Yishuv (The Jewish Community in Palestine) (Zoom Only)
In partnership with the the JFCS Holocaust Center's San Francisco-wide Yom HaShoah Commemoration and Day of Learning, and the Contra Costa community-wide commemoration.
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Asaf Elia-Shalev: Israel’s Black Panthers (Zoom only)
In partnership with the Jewish Community Library
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Bradley Burston: The End of Israel? (Zoom Only)
A week after celebrating Israel's Independence Day, we look at the current situation "through a glass darkly." Award-winning journalist Bradley Burston's new book "The End of Israel" details how, even before the horrific Gaza war that is still unfolding, Israelis had begun to question whether this year's Independence Day would be the nation's last. It also shows how Benjamin Netanyahu's policies enabled the war and documents a fateful and still-destructive choice Netanyahu made "to contort and sacrifice his country for the sake of his own political longevity." Burston concludes: "He chose. Israel lost. End of story."
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