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Israel Biz at 60: Lessons and Directions in Israel’s Business and Economy Conference, American University, March 3-4, 2008
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Israel Biz at 60: Lessons and Directions in Israel’s Business and Economy American University Conference, March 3-4, 2008 Presented by the Kogod School of Business, the Center for Israel Studies, and the College of Arts and Sciences Schedule of Events Monday, March 3, 2008 University Club, 1135 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 7:00 p.m. Reception,…

Jewish Studies Shuttered in Russia
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http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008022620080226russia.html MOSCOW (JTA) — Russia’s only graduate program dedicated to Jewish studies is caught in the crossfire between its parent university and St. Petersburg city officials, who closed the university last week over fire code violations. Critics say the closure was a politically motivated response to a university course in election monitoring. The European University…

Berkeley Is Negotiating Deal With Saudi University
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http://chronicle.com/news/article/4069/uc-berkeley-negotiating-deal-with-saudi-university The University of California at Berkeley is working on a partnership deal with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, the Contra Costa Times reported today. Under the arrangement, which the Times says could be made final as early as Tuesday, Berkeley faculty members would collaborate on research and help the Saudi…

New Issue of Current Contents of Periodicals on the Middle East Vol. 28, No 1 Available
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CURRENT CONTENTS OF PERIODICALS ON THE MIDDLE EAST is a quick-alert publication, reporting in brief form the appearance of articles on the Middle East in specialized and general journals. CURRENT CONTENTS appears six times a year. It is distributed to all recipients of the MERIA News and Journal. To see the most recent issue of…