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Keynote Speaker: Franklin Foer, The Atlantic Monthly
Respondents: Prof. Hana Wirth-Nesher, Tel Aviv University | Prof. Eli Lederhendler, Hebrew University Moderator: Prof. Julie Cooper, Tel Aviv University
Hosted by the Center for the Study of the United States, the Stephen Roth Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism and Racism and the Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center
Franklin Foer, distinguished staff writer at The Atlantic and former editor of The New Republic in a public lecture about President Biden's foreign policy legacy.
Hosted by the Center for the Study of the United States, the Stephen Roth Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism and Racism and the Department of English & American Studies
In the American Orbit:
A Conversation with Etgar Keret about his Works and Influences
Dr. Yoav Fromer in conversation with Etgar Keret
Hosted by the Center for the Study of the United States and the Lowy International School
Media Appearances
Thomas B. Edsall featuring Prof. Udi Sommer's research | New York Times | Nov 13th, 2024
Dr. Yael Sternhell | Haaretz | Jan 20th, 2025
*In Hebrew*
Dr. Yael Sternhell | Haaretz | April 24th, 2024
*In Hebrew*
Prof. Michael Zakim | Haaretz | Nov 13th, 2024
*In Hebrew*
In The Spotlight
Our New Edited Volume of Essays has just been Published:
The Americanization of the Israeli Right
האמריקניזציה של הימין הישראלי
מדובר באסופת מאמרים עם 12 פרקים שונים שסוקרים את ההשפעה על ישראל של ארגונים, תורמים ורעיונות שמרניים בימין האמריקני בעשורים האחרונים. בין השאלות שהספר (והאירוע) דן בהם: מאיפה הגיח לפתע פורום קהלת לחיינו? מי הם התורמים והארגונים היהודים-אמריקניים שסייעו לעצב את ה"רפורמה המשפטית" או לנסח את "חוק הלאום"? עד כמה ובאיזה דרכים משפיעים גורמים אוונגליסטים, ניאו-שמרנים וליברטריאנים אמריקנים על ישראל? ומה תפקידם של רעיונות שמרניים תוצרת ארצות הברית בעיצוב חייה הפוליטיים, החברתיים, התרבותיים והכלכליים של מדינת ישראל כיום?
את הספר ערכו ד"ר יואב פרומר (אוניברסיטת תל אביב) ופרופ' אילן פלג (לאפייט קולג', פנסילבניה).
הספר, כמו גם אירוע ההשקה, מוקדש לזכרו של חברנו ד"ר חיים כצמן ז"ל, חוקר פורץ דרך ואחד מכותבי הספר, אשר נרצח בשבעה באוקטובר בביתו בקיבוץ חולית.
The book, as well as the event, is dedicated to the memory of our friend Dr. Hayim Katsman - a trailblazing researcher and one of the book's authors, who was murdered on October 7th, in his home in Kibbutz Holit.
The Next Generation: Changing Attitudes Towards Israel Among Younger Americans, Part 2: The Evangelicals
This event was the second in a three-part series examining the attitudes of young people in the United States towards Israel.
Since the 1980s Evangelicals have been one of the most reliable sources of political support for Israel in the United States. This had a profound effect on American foreign policy and contributed to the deepening ties between the United States and Israel ever since. However, recent data suggests that younger Evangelicals today may not necessarily share in the “fervent embrace” of Israel that has characterized earlier generations. Are younger Evangelicals turning away from Israel– if so, why? Are they expressing growing sympathy for Palestinians? What is responsible for this generational divide? How has the recent war in Gaza impacted Evangelical views? And what does this all mean for the future of U.S.-Israel relations? This interdisciplinary panel of academic experts will tackle these timely questions and present new data and analysis on what appears to be a transformative moment in the “special relationship” between the United States and Israel.
About the speakers:
Mordechai (Motti) Inbari | Professor of Religion, University of North Carolina-Pembroke
Co-author of Christian Zionism in the Twenty-First Century: American Evangelical Opinion on Israel
Kirill M. Bumin | Associate Dean, Boston University Metropolitan College
Co-author of Christian Zionism in the Twenty-First Century: American Evangelical Opinion on Israel
Daniel G. Hummel | Director of the Lumen Center and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Author of Covenant Brothers: Evangelicals, Jews, and U.S.-Israeli Relations and The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism: How the Evangelical Battle over the End Times Shaped a Nation
Diane H. Winston | Professor of Journalism and Communications, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California
Author of Righting the American Dream: How the Media Mainstreamed Reagan's Evangelical Vision
In the media
This series is co-organized by the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, the Sady and Ludwig Kahn Chair in Jewish History at UCLA, the USC Casden Institute for the Study of the Jewish Role in American Life, and the Center for the Study of the United States at Tel Aviv University.
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