A Jewish State – 75 Perspectives
A collection of essays on what it means to be a Jewish state by some of the world’s foremost thinkers, writers, and artists
Monday, September 4, 2023
15:30 – 19:45
Givat Ram Campus
15:30 – Gathering and refreshments
16:15 – 16:30 Prof. Yedidia Stern, President, JPPI | Mr. Doron Almog, Chairman, the Jewish Agency
16:30 – 17:30 A Jewish State – Geopolitical Aspects
Amb. Stuart Eizenstat, Co-Chair of JPPI’s Executive Board
Amb. Dennis Ross, Co-Chair of JPPI’s Executive Board
Mr. Elliott Abrams, Chairman of the Tikvah Fund
17:30 – 18:00 Keynote Address by MK Benny Gantz, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense (with Q & A)
18:00 – 18:15 Break
18:15 – 18:45 In conversation: Prof. Yisrael Aumann, Professor Emeritus, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and 2005 Nobel laureate in economics; Dr. Micha Goodman, Senior Fellow, Shalom Hartmann Institute, and Prof. Yedidia Stern
18:45 – 19:45 A Jewish State – National and Cultural Aspects
Judge Rachel Freier, Acting State Supreme Court Justice, NY
Prof. Susannah Heschel, Professor of Jewish Studies, Dartmouth College
Amb. Sallai Meridor, Chairman, The National library of Israel
Prof. Miron Izakson, Poet and Novelist, Professor of Hebrew Literature, Bar-Ilan University
Moderator: Mr. Yaakov Katz, Author and former Editor-in-Chief, The Jerusalem Post