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The Great Revolt: How Ben-Gurion Turned Adversity into Advantage on the Road to Jewish Statehood with Oren Kessler
Thursday, April 27, 2023 • 6 Iyyar 5783
7:30 PM - 9:00 PMJoin us for a presentation with Oren Kessler, author of Palestine 1936: The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict followed by dessert.
Oren Kessler is a journalist and political analyst based in Tel Aviv. He has served as deputy director for research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington, Middle East research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society in London, Arab affairs correspondent for the Jerusalem Post, and an editor and translator at Haaretz English edition.
Raised in Rochester, New York, and Tel Aviv, he holds a BA in history from the University of Toronto and an MA in diplomacy and conflict studies from Reichman University (IDC Herzliya).
Kessler’s work has appeared in media outlets such as Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and Politico. Palestine 1936 is his first book.
Palestine 1936 will be available for purchase at $26.95. Cash, credit cards and Venmo accepted.
Please RSVP by Monday, April 24 to Alan Isenberg.
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