A Discussion with Avivit Hai: Why Israel’s Arab Citizens Are an American Jewish Concern
Location:
Jewish Community Relations Council, the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, and the Center for Jewish Learning present
Why Israel’s Arab Citizens Are an American Jewish Concern
A Discussion with Avivit Hai
Monday, December 3 at 7 pm
Kaplan Feldman Complex
12 Millstone Campus Drive
St. Louis, MO 63146
Avivit will provide an overview of the work of the Inter Agency Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues, sharing developments in Israel’s Jewish-Arab relations over the years. She will offer examples of some of the most inspiring changemakers and projects on the ground with a focus on how this work relates to American-Jewish interest and understanding of Israel.
Avivit Hai is the Program Director in Israel for the Inter Agency Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues. She held positions at the Economic Cooperation Foundation in Tel Aviv, where she implemented Israeli-Palestinian civil society projects in the spheres of social welfare, education, and cross-border cooperation. She also worked with the Italian Center for Peace in the Middle East in Milan.
For additional information, contact Kathy Schmeltz at KSchmeltz@JFedSTL.org or 314-442-3761.
Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series is generously funded by the Lubin-Green Foundation, a Supporting Foundation of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis.
The Sh’ma: Listen! Speakers Series promotes engagement with a wide spectrum of ideas as a means to deepen our community’s education and commitment to Jewish life. The views expressed by speakers are their own and not necessarily those of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis or the Center for Jewish Learning.
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Rabbi Jeffrey Stiffman
Staff
Rabbi Tracy Nathan, Senior Educator, Center for Jewish Learning
Cyndee Levy, Director, Center for Jewish Learning
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Andrew Rehfeld, President & CEO