Israel and Palestine – 60 Years On [The Agenda]
Go behind the headlines and explore the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the first of The Agenda’s special four-part series, Israel and Palestine: 60 Years On. Originally airing in November 2007, these programs examine the history and missed opportunities of a volatile region that, with current events in Gaza, once again dominates international...
read more8th Annual Bronfman Lecture (2008) – David Grossman
David Grossman, leading Israeli novelist, gave the 8th Annual Andrea and Charles Bronfman Chair Lecture in Israeli Studies. Grossman has written dozens of books and achieved international acclaim for his works, which have been translated into more than 30 languages. In 2001, he was awarded the annual Sapir Prize, Israel’s most prestigious literary award, for his work Someone to Run With. In 2004, Grossman was a co-recipient of the Bialik Prize for Literature from the Tel Aviv municipality. In 2007, he received the Emet Prize which...
read moreIsrael – Utopia and Reality: 60 Years On (2007) – Shlomo Avineri
Shlomo Avineri, Professor of Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, gave the 7th Annual Andrea and Charles Bronfman Chair Lecture in Israeli Studies. Born in Poland in 1933, he has lived in Israel since 1939. He studied at the Hebrew University and the London School of Economics and has held visiting appointments at Yale, Cornell, the University of California, Wesleyan University, City University of New York, Oxford, Australian National University, Central European University in Budapest, Cardozo School of Law in New York...
read moreIs There Rationality in the Arab-Israeli Conflict? – Photos
The Bronfman chair presents a selection of photos from the UofT conference titled “Is There Rationality in the Arab-Israeli...
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