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Louisville Jewish/Israeli Author Series: Ari Shavit

December 7, 2014 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Louisville Jewish/Israeli Author Series presents

My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel by Ari Shavit
Sponsored by Adath Jeshurun, Temple Shalom and Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence

Israel has betrayed its best, truest self, argues Haaretz journalist and peace activist Ari Shavit in this wrenching dissection of the nation’s past and present. Step by step, the author follows the Zionist dream as it played out in Israel. But tit-for-tat violence, fuled by global anti-Semitism and Arab nationalism, led to a “messianic impulse” that the author believes ran amok with the West Bank settlements initiated in 1975. Various internal revolts have riven Israeli society, Shavit writes, rendering it as chaotic as “an extravagant bazaar.” Thoughtful, sobering reflections on a seemingly intractable conflict.

Details

Date:
December 7, 2014
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Organizer

Kristy Benefield
Phone:
(502) 238-2739

Venue

Adath Jeshurun
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