In partnership with The New Israel Fund The series will feature several projects that create bridges of collaboration and peace-building between Israelis and Palestinians, as well as neighboring Jordan. SESSION 1: Medicine (Project Rozana) and Technology (Tech2Peace) with Kenneth Bob,...
Explore why Israeli voters turned towards Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition partners at the November election, leading to his becoming the longest-serving prime minister of Israel and parliamentary losses for left-wing and Arab parties. Rosenbaum will delve into the major...
Our experts explain the Judicial Reform crisis. Prof. Fania Oz-Salzberger (Haifa University Emerita, History & Law) Bradley Burston (Ha'Aretz Columnist: "A Special Place in Hell") Kenneth Bob (President of Ameinu & Project Rozana USA, Board member J. Street) Prof. Eli...
The Judicial Reform proposed by Netanyhu’s government encompasses a complex web of proposed legislation with the hallmark one, revoking of the "unreasonableness clause" under review by Israel's Supreme Court (September 12). One of Israel's leading civil rights attorneys will provide...
Partnership program with Contra Costa JCC's Under One Tent Golda Meir was Israel’s first, and only female Prime Minister. She is remembered though not as a political trailblazer but rather by many Israelis as the country's worst Premier. Her legacy is tied to...
Kenneth Bob, President of Ameinu—who has been in Israel since before October 7th—will provide a "report from the ground" covering the war, the hostage situation, the state of affairs in Gaza, and life on the home front. Following that, Rabbi...
Session 1: Rabbi Naamah Kelman & Dr. Elan Ezrachi: American Jews and Israelis: Looking Back, Looking Forward Have October 7th and the ensuing war upended the relationship between Israelis and Diaspora Jews? Rabbi Naamah Kelman grew up in New York...
Part 2 of October 7th & the Israel-Gaza War: Behind and Beyond the News In partnership with the New Israel Fund Join a discussion with leaders of Givat Haviva Educational Center, Israel’s most veteran "Shared Society" organization, reflecting on the...
Part 2 of October 7th & the Israel-Gaza War: Behind and Beyond the News October 7th and the subsequent war in Gaza have deeply shaken the Haredi community in Israel and upended the long-simmering hostility between the Haredim and secular...
We are pleased to partner with the SF Jewish Film institute's WinterFest in presenting: Barak Heymann—one of Israel’s most prolific and well-respected filmmakers—suffered personal losses in the October 7 Hamas attacks. Several of his close friends had parents and relatives...
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...
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...
