Boston College Coalition for Israel

PROGRAMS

Fall 2007

Tuesday September 18 Cushing 001 8:00 Inside Terrorism: The X-Ray Project -- with artist Diane Covert discussing her use of actual x-rays from Jerusalem hospitals to document the effects of terrorism globally, and with a response by Dr. Avi Goldberg, director of emergency medicine for an Israeli HMO. (flier)
Wednesday November 7 TBA 7:30-9:30 Responding to International Conflict: Challenges for Jewish-Christian Dialogue, Part II: Christians for Fair Witness in the Middle East, with Sr. Ruth Lautt O.P.

Spring 2007

Monday April 30 Lyons 210A 4:30 The Art and Craft of Literary Translation with prize-winning Israeli poet and linguist, Rami Saari
Thursday April 19 Fulton 263 7PM Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West -- film co-sponsored with Hillel
Thursday April 12 Higgins 263 12-1 The Alexander River Restoration Project as a Bridge between Israelis and Palestinians, a discussion with Amos Brandeis (flyer with more information)
Wednesday March 14 Higgins 300 7:30 Understanding Christian Support for Israel with JoAnn Magnuson of Bridges for Peace. Response by Philip A. Cunningham (flyer)
Monday February 19 Higgins 300 7:30 The Significance of Jerusalem in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam with Dr. Raphael Jospe, Bar-Ilan University, Israel.(Flyer)
Monday February 5 Devlin 008 7:30 Empowering Moderates in the Middle East with Nonie Darwish, native of Gaza, and author of Now They Call Me Infidel: Why I Renounced Jihad for America, Israel and the War on Terror. (Flyer)

 

Fall 2006

Tuesday November 14 Cushing 206 12-12:50 Israeli/Palestinian Conflict 101 with Alexandra Benjamin of Melitz. Free lunch included. RSVP (Flyer)
Friday, November 10 Law School EW 120 12:30-1:30 Israel Cultural Connection + (Kosher) Pizza; Meet Israeli college students and hear their reflections on the war with Hizbullah and how it affected Israeli society (with JLSA)
Wednesday, November 8 Commmunication Conference Room 528 10-11AM The Transformation of the Middle East: An Israeli Journalist’s Perspective by a Herb Keinon of the Jerusalem Post (Flyer)
Wednesday, November 1 Law School EW 115A 3:30 Middle East Briefing by a top-ranking Israeli diplomat (with JLSA) (Flyer)
Monday October 30 Merkert 127 7:30 Michael Yochay, head of the Film and News Production Division, Israeli Defense Forces Spokesperson's Office. "A Journalist's View of the Israel-Hezbullah Conflict." (Flyer)
Wednesday October 4 Higgins 300 7:30 Film: Ushpizin. This award winning film offers a humorous look at the lives of ultra-orthodox Jews in Israel during the holiday of Sukkot which begins this coming Friday night. (Flyer)
Wednesday September 13 Dustbowl (McElroy if raining) 11-2

Introductory Table with literature, music, and food.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! שאלו שלום ירושלים