Gershom Gorenberg – The Unmaking of Israel

The North American Tour – November 2011

Gershom Gorenberg will be be speaking about his new book, The Unmaking of Israel, in the United States and Canada from November 2 to 24. See below for more information about community events in New York City, Boston, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Berkeley, San Francisco, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, and campus events at Columbia University, Michigan State University, U.C. Santa Cruz and the Graduate Theological Union.

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New York City

Upper West Side – Thursday, November 3, 7:30 p.m.
Mechon Hadar, 190 Amsterdam Avenue at 69th Street
How It Broke, How to Fix It: The Crisis of Israeli Democracy:
Gershom Gorenberg, author of the new book The Unmaking of Israel in conversation with Rabbi Shai Held.
Short link for Upper West Side event: http://ow.ly/75I6c

Bronx – Saturday, November 5, 8 p.m.
Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway
A Democratic and Jewish State: How To Preserve It?
Short link for Bronx event: http://ow.ly/75I8f

Brooklyn – Thursday, November 10, 7:30 p.m.
Congregation Beth Elohim, 274 Garfield Place
Book reading and discussion with Israeli journalist and historian, Gershom Gorenberg, author of The Unmaking of Israel.
$10 admission
Short link for Brooklyn event: http://ow.ly/75IbF

Boston

Wednesday, November 9, 7:30 p.m.
Congregation Kehillath Israel, 384 Harvard Street, Brookline
Israeli Democracy: What Threatens It, How to Save It.
Moderated by Charlie Radin, former Middle East correspondent of the Boston Globe.
Short link for Boston event: http://ow.ly/75Idw

Washington, D.C.

Sunday, November 13, 5 p.m.
Politics and Prose: 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW
Book event: Gershom Gorenberg – The Unmaking Of Israel
Short link for DC event: http://ow.ly/75Ig0

Los Angeles

Tuesday, November 15, 7:30 p.m.
Beth Chayim Chadashim, 6090 W Pico Blvd.
How it Broke, How to Fix it: Israel’s Crisis
Short link for LA event: http://ow.ly/75Ihv

Berkeley

Wednesday, November 16, 7:30 p.m.
Congregation Beth El, 1301 Oxford Street
The Crisis of Israeli Democracy and What to Do About It
Short link for Berkeley event: http://ow.ly/75Ikq

San Francisco

Thursday, November 17, 7:30 p.m.
Congregation Sherith Israel, 2266 California Street
Short link for SF event: http://ow.ly/75ImM

Toronto

Saturday, November 19, 8:00-10:15 p.m.
Torah in Motion conference, Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, 470 Glencairn Ave.
The Preoccupation with the Settlements: A Panel Discussion
Gershom Gorenberg, Rabbi Yuval Cherlow, Prof. Benny Morris, Dr. Amiel Ungar
Conference fee: $40 in advance; $50 at the door. Individual session: $10 | TiMPass holders no charge. Register at: www.torahinmotion.org | 416.633.5770
Sunday November 20, 11:30 a.m.
Torah in Motion conference, Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, 470 Glencairn Ave.
Israeli Democracy: How It Was Born, What Threatens It, How To Save It
Conference fee: $40 in advance; $50 at the door. Individual session: $10 | TiMPass holders no charge. Register at: www.torahinmotion.org | 416.633.5770
Short link for Torah in Motion events: http://ow.ly/75Iqo

Tuesday, November 22, 7:30 p.m.
Temple Emanu-El, 120 Old Colony Road, North York
Israeli Democracy: What Threatens It, How to Save It
Short link for Temple Emanu-El event: http://ow.ly/75IsG

Ottawa

Wednesday, November 23, 7:30 p.m.
Israeli Democracy: What Threatens It, How to Save It
Temple Israel, 1301 Prince of Wales Dr.
Short link for Ottawa event: http://ow.ly/75IG1

Montreal

Thursday, Nov. 24, 7:30 p.m.
Israeli Democracy: What Threatens It, How to Save It
The Gelber Conference Centre, 2 Carré Cummings Square
Short link for Montreal event: http://ow.ly/7aUCz

Campus Events

Columbia University, Wednesday, November 2, 8 p.m.
513 Fayerweather Hall
Battling Narratives: History as identity, Israeli and Palestinian
For Columbia undergraduates only.
Short link for Columbia event: http://ow.ly/75Iwe

Michigan State University, Tuesday, November 8, 7:30 pm.
Michigan State University: Wonders Kiva
Serling Modern Israel Lecture: The Making/Unmaking of Israel
Short link for MSU event: http://ow.ly/75Iyo

U.C. Santa Cruz, Monday, November 14, 7:00 p.m.
Stevenson Event Center
Distinguished Alumni Lecture
Short link for UCSC event: http://ow.ly/75Izw

Graduate Theological Union, Wednesday, November 16, 3:00 p.m.
Mudd 100, Pacific School of Religion, 1798 Scenic Ave., Berkeley, California
How It Broke, How to Fix It: The Crisis of Israeli Democracy and What to Do About It
Short link for GTU event: http://ow.ly/75IAB