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The Politics of Victimhood: The Work of Dahlia Ravikovitch

Tuesday, March 12, 2013
 

It was standing room only at a talk on the work of beloved Israeli poet Dahlia Ravikovitch, by Ilana Szobel, assistant professor on the Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Chair in Hebrew Literature. Her book, A Poetics of Trauma: The Work of Dahlia Ravikovitch, was recently co-published by the HBI Series on Jewish Women and the Schusterman Series on Israel Studies.

"Zionism in the Twenty-First Century" Draws Scholars to Brandeis

The Schusterman Center for Israel Studies hosted the scholar's conference "Zionism in the Twenty-First Century," on February 17-18th at Brandeis. Over 100 scholars, from the Boston area and as far away as China and the Ukraine, braved the snowstorm to attend the two-day series of lectures and discussion. Keynotes were given by Israel Prize winner Anita Shapira and Dan David Prize winner Leon Wieseltier. Half of the attendees were university professors and fellows of the Summer Institute for Israel Studies, who regularly gather online or at Brandeis to pursue continued advancement of the field.

The event was cosponsored by the Israel Institute.

Click here for the program and videos of keynote speakers.

Israel: A History Wins National Jewish Book Award

Israel: A History, by Anita Shapira, has just been published in the Schusterman Series in Israel Studies.  One of Israel's most notable scholars, Shapira illuminates the breathtaking history of Israel from the origins of the Zionist movement in the late 19th century to the present day. Based on archival sources and the most up-to-date scholarly research, this authoritative history is ideal for college students and anyone with a passionate interest in Israel. It has received a National Jewish Book Award for History.

Click here for reviews, the latest in The Forward.

Podcasts of Center Events

A High Price: The Triumphs and Failures of Israeli Counterterrorism
With Daniel L. Byman, Senior Fellow with the Brookings Institution, in March, 2012.

David Makovsky and Gaith al-Omari spoke in September, 2011. Watch a video of the event: UN Recognition of Palestinian Statehood - A New Dawn or Another Debacle?

Israeli author Michal Govrin speaks to students and the wider community about her book Hold On to the Sun. Watch the video here.

Videocasts of plenary sessions and keynote address from the AIS conference, May 2011:

• Panel: "What Does the U.S. Want in the Middle East and What Should it Want?"
• Panel: "Arabs in the Jewish State"
• Keynote: "Israel as a Jewish and Democratic State," by Professor Moshe Halbertal

Sayed Kashua, celebrated author, columnist and screenwriter, was invited in the spring of 2010 to share his body of work with several Brandeis classes.
Further details and audiocast of Arab Labor screening and Q&A

Ethan Bronner, Jerusalem Bureau Chief for the New York Times, spoke in 2010 about the challenges faced by a journalist covering opposing narratives.
Additional information and link to audiocast

Amos Oz, world-renowned novelist, activist and public intellectual spoke of his personal perspective on Israel in a public lecture, and discussed his novel A Tale of Love and Darkness to a group of Summer Institute for Israel Studies fellows.
Videocast of Israel: A Personal Perspective and further information about the author

Justice Richard Goldstone and respondent Ambassador Dore Gold discussed the challenge of the U.N. Gaza Report in November 2009.
Further information and link to videocast