Sunday, FEB 1, 2009
4:00 p.m.

Slifka Center, 2nd Floor
Yale University
80 Wall Street
New Haven, CT

Yale: Khalid Abu Toameh
“Palestinian Issues in Israeli Journalism”

A conversation with Khalid Abu Toameh, a prolific journalist who writes for the Jerusalem Post with a focus on Palestinian issues.

Sponsored by CAMERA: Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America, Legacy Heritage Fund
Info and tickets: http://www.yale.edu/macmillan/cmes/

Monday, FEB 2, 2009
7:00 p.m.

The Silver Center, Room 713
New York University
100 Washington Sq. East
New York, NY

NYU: Mordechai Kedar
“Tribalism in the Middle East”

Lecture by Dr. Mordechai Kedar, professor of Arabic and Middle East Studies at Bar-Ilan University and expert on Arabic and Muslim society.

Sponsors: The David Project Center for Jewish Leadership and the SHARP Lectures at NYU
Contact: Zachary Novetskyzpn200@nyu.edu

Monday, FEB 2, 2009
7:00 p.m.

The World Room
Columbia University
School of Journalism
2950 Broadway at 116th
New York, NY

Columbia: Ari Goldman, Roberta Ahmanson, Terry Mattingly and Kenneth Woodward
“Mumbai, Gaza & the Obama White House”

A panel discussion with renowned journalists Goldman, Ahmanson, Mattingly and Woodward, on “Why Journalists Need to ‘Get Religion'”.

Sponsors: The Graduate School of Journalism; Scripps Howard Program; Media Project; Oxford Centre for Religion & Public Life
RSVP: Diane@leadingthinkers.com or (214) 438-3692

Tuesday, FEB 3, 2009
7:00 p.m.

Yale University
Luce Auditorium
34 Millhouse Avenue
New Haven, CT

Yale: Benny Morris
“1948 as Jihad”

The second annual Professor William Prusoff Honorary Lecture, featuring Professor Benny Morris of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Antisemitism
Info: http://www.yale.edu/yiisa/seminars.htm

Tuesday, FEB 3, 2009
8:00 p.m.

Kraft Center (Hillel)
5th Floor Auditorium
Columbia University
606 W 115th Street
New York, NY

Columbia: Mordechai Kedar

Dr. Kedar served for 25 years in IDF Military Intelligence specializing in Arab political discourse, Arab mass media, Islamic groups, and Syrian domestic arena. A lecturer in Arabic at Bar-Ilan University, he is also an expert on Israeli Arabs.

Sponsored by LionPAC and The David Project
Info: Jacob Shapiro jls2171@columbia.edu

Wednesday, FEB 4, 2009
12:00 p.m.

Yale University
Luce Hall
34 Millhouse Avenue, Room 202
New Haven, NY

Yale: Mordechai Kedar
“Islamism, Genocidal Antisemitism and the Place of the Other”

A lecture with Dr. Mordechai Kedar.

Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Antisemitism
Includes lunch. RSVP to yiisa.program@yale.edu by Monday, Feb. 2nd.

Wednesday, FEB 4, 2009
4:00 p.m.

International Affairs Building
Columbia University
New York, NY

Columbia: Dennis Ross
“Statecraft in the Middle East”

A lecture entitled, “Statecraft in the Middle East,” with Ambassador Dennis Ross (Washington Institute for Near East Policy).

Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies
Contact:Molly D’Ambra mmd2137@columbia.edu

Wednesday, FEB 4, 2009
5:00 p.m.

RSVP for location

Student Gathering and Briefing
With Ambassador Asaf Shariv

The Department of Academic Affairs invites pro-Israel student campus activists to a special discussion and briefing with Asaf Shariv, Consul General of Israel.

RSVP required – extended until Feb. 1. Contact: mariav@newyork.mfa.gov.il

Thursday, FEB 5, 2009
4:15 p.m.

ISPS
Yale University
77 Prospect Street, Room A-002
New Haven, CT

Yale: Jeffrey Herf
“Nazi Propoganda in and towards the Middle East during World War II and the Holocaust”

A lecture by Professor Jeffrey Herf, Department of History, University of Maryland.

Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Antisemitism
Info: yiisa.program@yale.edu

Thursday, FEB 5, 2009
4:30 p.m.

Slifka Center
Yale University
80 Wall Street
New Haven, CT

Yale: Karen Grumberg
“Place and Ideology in Contemporary Israeli Literature”

A talk by Karen Grumberg, University of Austin, Texas. Professor Grumberg researches contemporary Hebrew literature, American Jewish literature, comparative Jewish literatures, Mizrahi writing, and women’s writing in Israel

Yale University Hebrew Program
Contact: Ayala Dvoretzky ayala.dvoretzky@yale.edu

Thursday, FEB 5, 2009
5:30 p.m.

Graduate Center, CUNY
Skylight Room
365 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY

CUNY Grad Center: Consul Bejamin Krasna
“Israel and Europe: An Insider’s Perspective”

A lecture and presentation marking 50 years of Israel’s relations with the European community. By Benjamin Krasna, Deputy Consul General of Israel.

CUNY Graduate Center and the European Union Center of NY
RSVP by Feb. 4 (acceptances only): eusc@gc.cuny.edu or (212) 817-2053/51

Monday, FEB 9, 2009
7:00 p.m.

Screening Room
King Juan Carlos Building
New York University
53 Washington Sq. South
New York, NY

NYU: Consul General Asaf Shariv
Israel Election Event

A briefing and Q&A session with Ambassador Asaf Shariv, Consul General of Israel, the day before Israelis go to the polls to elect a new administration.

AJC, cosponsored by the Taub Center for Israel Studies
RSVP required, free for students: http://www.ajc.org/accessny

Tuesday, FEB 10, 2009
3:00 p.m.

University Center Ballroom
Adelphi University
Garden City, NY

Adelphi: Ambassador Daniel Carmon
“Israel and the United Nations”

Adelphi University Cultural Events Lecture Series presents a presentation and Q&A session with Ambassador Danny Carmon, Deputy Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations.

Sponsored by the International Initiatives Committee
Info: http://www.adelphi.edu

Wednesday, FEB 11, 2009
3:00 p.m.

RSVP for location

Asher Susser: Faculty Seminar
“The Regional Ramifications of the War in Gaza“

The Department of Academic Affairs is pleased to offer an exclusive seminar with Dr. Asher Susser, past director and senior researcher at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Tel Aviv University, and Israel’s leading scholar of Palestinian issues faculty.

Faculty only.
RSVP by Feb. 4 to: mariav@newyork.mfa.gov.il

Thursday, FEB 12, 2009
6:00 p.m.

Shiboleth LLP
One Penn Plaza
New York, NY

Asher Susser: “After the Vote: What’s Next for Israel?”

A lecture by Professor Asher Susser, one of Israel’s foremost policy analysts and a director of Tel Aviv University’s Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies.

$18 per person, light dinner included.
American Friends of Tel Aviv University
RSVP by Feb. 9: Adrienne Gruskin agruskin@aftau.org or (212) 742-9049

Wednesday, FEB 18, 2009
6:00 p.m.

Columbia University
Exact location TBA
New York, NY

Columbia Law: Ambassador Gabriela Shalev
Permanent Representative of Israel to the UN

A lecture and Q&A session with Ambassador Gabriela Shalev, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations and renowned Israeli law professor and author.

Columbia University Jewish Law Students Association
Contact: jlsa@law.columbia.edu

Monday, FEB 23, 2009
6:30 p.m.

The Castle
Manhattanville College
Purchase Campus
Purchase, NY

Manhattanville: Ambassador Daniel Carmon
“Israel and Europe: An Insider’s Perspective”

A lecture and Q&A session with Ambassador Danny Carmon, Deputy Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations.

Manhattanville College
Info: Marlene Yahalom (917) 833-7953