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February 22, 2018 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
In Days to Come with Author and Former Speaker of the Knesset Avraham Burg
The unorthodox former speaker of the Knesset offers his assessment of Zionism’s failings, and what the future holds for Israel and for Judaism from the perspective of his generation, the children of the mythical “founders” of the state.
Avraham Burg is a prominent Israeli public intellectual and opinion maker who also served as chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel and the World Zionist Organization. HisSince his retirement in 2004, Burg has become an outspoken leader of the Israeli left wing. He is the author of numerous books, including The Holocaust Is Over and Very Near to You.
VIP Wine and Cheese Reception begins at 6:30pm; lecture begins at 7:30pm
The author will be in conversation with Rabbi Ephraim Pelcovits, Director, LA, New Israel Fund.
Presented with New Israel Fund & Nation Books