Sponsored by: Havurah Shalom Israel/Palestine Committee and Some Members of the Jewish Community of Portland Oregon

Sign up for a 10-week course entitled “A History of Palestine and Israel,” taught by Joel Beinin, Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History and Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University. Joel is a member of Havurah Shalom in Portland. He has taught versions of this class several times in congregations in the Portland area and online nationally. His teachings are accessible and offer depth and insight.
The course meets Mondays at 7:00-8:30pm. Come grapple with the history, engage with difficult ideas, and process complex questions in a respectful environment.
Topics include:
The Crisis of Eastern Europe Jewry
Late Ottoman Palestine
Origins of the Zionist Movement
The Balfour Declaration and the Zionist Alliance with British Imperialism
The Palestinian National Movement
The Nakba
The 1967 War and Occupation
The US-Israeli Alliance
Gaza
Cost of attendance, $18; no one turned away for lack of funds
For more information: Email: IMJCP25@gmail.com Phone: 503 477-7409
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