Israel and Peace with the Arab World: a post Yom Ha’atzmaut conversation
Thursday May 6, 7:00 – 8:00 PM
Join us for a panel discussion about Israel and peace with the Palestinians and the Arab nations. In a changing world, what does the future hold for Israel?
Panelists are Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz of Congregation Agudas Achim in Coralville and Rabbi David Kaufman of Temple B’nai Jeshurun in Des Moines. The discussion will be moderated by Jerry Sorokin, former Assistant Professor of Political Science at University of Iowa and former Executive Director of Iowa Hillel.
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Jewish Identities: Iowa Jewish Scholars Discuss Jewish Identity in the Diaspora
Wednesday May 12, 7:00 – 8:00 PM
Join a conversation with Katya Gibel Mevorach (Grinnell College), Inbal Mazar (Drake University), Leah Kalmanson (Drake University), and Laura Cesarco Eglin (Simpson College).
The inspiration for this discussion is to broaden the conversation beyond the American racial lens of whiteness and propose Jews as the paradigm of diversity. How do we think about our Jewishness in the Midwest and also frame it within Jewish global diasporic contexts?
Our conversation will consider “routes” traveled to Iowa. Another theme considers the ways in which Jews encounter Jews, Jews “see” Jews, and the different ways in which we contextualize Jewish identities, Jewish practices, religiosity, Hebrew as a language in which we are/are not conversant, discrete antisemitism, differences among our diaspora countries (or non-diaspora in case of Israelis), etc.
None of the above is intended to be a formal academic presentation, quite the opposite: these are subjects we talk about over coffee, tea, wine, dinner. We will welcome your questions and comments in the last 20 minutes of this hour-long program. This program is sponsored by the Jewish Federation of the Corridor (Eastern Iowa) and the Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines.
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What Lies Ahead for Global Jewish Advocacy in 2021
Monday, May 24, 2021, 6:00 pm
Please join us for a special opportunity for the Jewish Community of Iowa with AJC (American Jewish Committee) CEO David Harris. This is an off-the-record conversation about what lies ahead for global Jewish advocacy Join David as he discusses both domestic and international issues most impacting the Jewish community.
This event is presented in partnership with the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities, the Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines, the Jewish Federation of the Corridor, Congregation Beth Israel at the Tri-City Jewish Center, Rock Island, Temple Emanuel, Davenport, Temple Beth El, Dubuque, Agudas Achim, Iowa City, Tifereth Israel Synagogue, Des Moines, Judaic Resource Center of Iowa, Des Moines, Sons of Jacob, Waterloo, Chabad Lubavich of the Quad Cities, Ames Jewish Congregation, Temple B’nai Jeshurun, Des Moines, and Chabad Lubovitch of Iowa City.
Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIud–rpzstHtDUPJ_XlrUbV9obXaidMDxY
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