Conference on Zionism at GW

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Several faculty members in the English department also serve on the Judaic Studies Committee. We would like to bring this important conference to your attention.

The Judaic Studies Program at the George Washington University
Invites You to a Conference

The Future of Zionism: Looking at Israel in the 21st Century

Keynote Lecture by Tom Segev
“1967: Israel, the War and the Year that Transformed the Middle East”

Respondents:
Eran Kaplan, University of Cincinatti
Derek Penslar, University of Toronto
Walter Reich, George Washington University

Sunday, April 22 2 – 4 p.m.
Funger Hall, 2201 G St. NW, Washington, DC

Scholars’ Colloquium with Sessions on:
1. History: Derek Penslar (Univeristy of Toronto), Eran Kaplan (University of Cincinatti), Ilan Troen (Brandeis University)
2. Culture: Yael Zerubavel (Rutgers), Miri Talmon-Bohm (Florida Atlantic), Gadi Taub (Hebrew University)
3. Sociology and Political Science: Gil Eyal (Columbia University), Uri Ram (Ben-Gurion University/The New School, New York), Yoav Peled (Tel-Aviv University)
4. Literature: Uri Cohen (Columbia University). Gideon Nevo (Ben-Gurion University), Yaron Peleg (George Washington University)

Monday, April 23 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Marvin Center, 800 – 21st St. NW, Rm. 403, Washington, DC

RSVPs required for Monday colloquium
For more information check out www.gwu.edu/~judaic or call (202) 994-2190

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