Israel
Thu 18

- Pacific Time

October 7th & the Israel-Gaza War: Behind and Beyond the News (Zoom only)

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Session 1: Rabbi Naamah Kelman & Dr. Elan Ezrachi: American Jews and Israelis: Looking Back, Looking Forward

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Sun 18

- Pacific Time

Prof. Benjamin Brown: The Impact of October 7 and the War on the Haredi (Ultra-Orthodox) Community (Zoom only)

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Part 2  of October 7th & the Israel-Gaza War: Behind and Beyond the News

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Sun 04

- Pacific Time

Michal Sella & Mohammad Darawshe: Jewish and Arab Partnership in Israel in Time of Crisis (Zoom only)

Virtual Program

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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Sun 25

- Pacific Time

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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Location

Vogue Theater

3290 Sacramento Street
San Francisco, CA 94115 + Google Map

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Thu 14

- Pacific Time

David Waksberg: October 7, Gaza, and the Rifts Between Generations, Among Us, and Within Ourselves (Zoom only)

Virtual Program
Part 5 of October 7th & the Israel-Gaza War: Behind and Beyond the News

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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Thu 21

- Pacific Time

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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Location

Urban Adamah

1151 Sixth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710 + Google Map
Wed 01

- Pacific Time

Prof. Eran Kaplan: The Holocaust and the Yishuv (The Jewish Community in Palestine) (Zoom Only)

Virtual Program

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Wed 29

- Pacific Time

Asaf Elia-Shalev: Israel’s Black Panthers (Zoom only)

In partnership with the Jewish Community Library

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Sun 19

- Pacific Time

Bradley Burston: The End of Israel? (Zoom Only)

Virtual Program
Part 6 of October 7th & the Israel-Gaza War: Behind and Beyond the News

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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Tue 01

- Pacific Time Series

Eleanor Shapiro—Israel/Palestine: A Dual-Narrative Approach (on Zoom)

Virtual Program
The current war between Israel and Hamas can make the situation feel too complex and painful to contemplate. Addressing the roots of the conflict, this multimedia history course introduces a perspective that ultimately offers an alternative to the despair that comes with hopeless headlines. All levels of learning welcome.

September 11, 18, 25 and October 1 @ 7–8:30pm

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