What comes after Gaza? Jewish Federation of St. Louis and AJC invite the community to a special presentation with Matthew Kalman. As a British foreign correspondent based in Jerusalem, Kalman will discuss strategic realities for Israel after Operation Protective Edge. The event will take place at Sweetology, 9214 Clayton Rd, at 7:00 pm on Monday, December 1. A light reception will precede the formal program; dietary laws observed.
Kalman explains that the Netanyahu government is facing a number of strategic challenges as a result of the military operation against Hamas in Gaza during the summer. His presentation will discuss the following difficult questions: Were the goals of the operation met? What is the spillover effect of the operation on the Israeli political scene, on the prospects for a negotiated peace, and on friends and foes outside of Israel?
Former editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Report, Matthew Kalman is a columnist at Haaretz and co-author of The Murder of Yasser Arafat and Psychobibi. He has reported on the Middle East for Time, Newsweek, USA Today and the Boston Globe. He co-directed the comedy documentary Circumcise Me: The Comedy of Yisrael Campbell. His first novel Moses Takes a Bath will be published in 2015.
For further information or to RSVP, please contact Joan Wolchansky at JWolchansky@CAJESTL.org or 314-442-3760 or Nancy Lisker at Liskern@AJC.org or 314-721-8866. The SH’MA: Listen! Speaker Series is a new initiative of Federation created to highlight the speakers that local congregations, agencies and organizations are bringing to the St. Louis Jewish community. Currently, Federation is accepting submissions for Fall events, October through December. The Israel edition will feature speakers related to Israel. To take part in this listing, please visit JFedSTL.org/SpeakerSeries.
SH’MA: Listen! Is made possible through the generous support of Hank Webber and Chris Jacobs