AMERICAN PRESIDENTS AND ISRAEL

Description

The American/Israeli alliance has been one of the strongest in modern history. We will explore how Presidents since JFK have related to Israel, particularly in times of crisis.

Location

ONLINE

Date & Time

WEDNESDAY, 2:00-3:30pm (ET), November 6, 2024 - January 15, 2025

What does the future of the American/Israeli alliance look like and how can we influence it?

Course Description:

The American/Israeli alliance has been one of the strongest in modern history. We will explore how Presidents since JFK have related to Israel, particularly in times of crisis: From Truman’s ‘yes’ vote at the UN to establish a Jewish and Arab state in Palestine and his immediate recognition of the new Jewish state - to Eisenhower’s NO to Israel during the Suez Canal war - to Nixon’s historic lifesaving airlift of weapons to Israel during the Yom Kippur war and Biden’s travel to Israel during the current war in Gaza - the American/Israel relationship has been crucial to Israel’s growth economically and militarily. We will ask: What does the future of the American/Israeli alliance look like and how can we influence it?

 Wednesday, 2:00-3:30pm (ET)

 Dates:  Nov. 6, 13, 20; Dec. 4, 11, 18; Jan. 8, 15 
 
About the Instructor:
 
 
Rabbi Ed Farber serves as Rabbi Emeritus at Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus in North Dade. A graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary, he is a Miami native and has served his entire Rabbinic career in three Miami congregations. Rabbi Farber brings deep scholarship to his teaching coupled with a commitment to tradition and a lively teaching style.
 
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