Jews, Palestinians and Israel: Three Historiographies, Three Moralities and Three Roadmaps

Sunday, November 12, 2017
10:00-11:30 am

Hillel at Washington University
6300 Forsyth Blvd., 63105

Additional Parking available at Forsyth School, 6235 Wydown Blvd., 63105.

Professor Gans book, A Political Theory for the Jewish People (2016), will be the focus of his presentation. In this work, Gans examines the two dominant interpretations of Zionism, contrasts them with post-Zionist alternatives and develops a third model. Along with exploring the historiographic, philosophical and moral foundations of each of these approaches, Gans considers their implications for the relationship between Jews and Arabs in Israel/Palestine as well as the relationship between Israeli and diasporic Jews.

About the Speaker
Chaim Gans is a political philosopher and Professor of Law at Tel Aviv University. His research and teaching interests include political and legal theory with emphasis on nationalism, multiculturalism, global justice and philosophical/moral analysis of more specific public affairs. Gans is currently the Joyce Z. Greenberg visiting professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Chicago.

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Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series is generously funded by the Lubin-Green Foundation, a Supporting Foundation of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, and Hank Webber and Chris Jacobs.