Salon Member Book Club Tuesday, December 2, 2025 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Private Home in La Jolla The votes are in! Join fellow Salon members for an intimate and fun discussion about "The Hebrew Teacher" with Dr. Dekel Shay Schory, Visiting Professor for Fall Semester at SDSU, where she teaches contemporary Israeli literature. RSVP […]
Why the Early Roots of Israel in Palestine are Archaeologically Debated, and Why it Shouldn’t Be Sunday, December 7, 11am Step into the world of biblical archaeology with MGSDII Visiting Professor Dr. Erez Ben-Yosef, as he unpacks how history, science, and identity intersect in the story of ancient Israel. Discover why debates over the region’s early […]
The 36th Annual San Diego International Jewish Film Festival will feature the two MGSDII Emerging Israeli Filmmaker award-winning shorts from the Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival: Roma by Lev Brodinsky and Alma Ben Ze'ev, and The Sixth Campfire by Lior Wigderson and Tomer Hadad. Purchase your Film Festival pass today or a single-event ticket, to […]
Keeping Israeli Arts and Culture Alive After October 7th Thursday, March 5, 2026 6:30 PM Leichtag Commons 441 Saxony Road, Encinitas, CA 92024 Suggested Donation $18 per person Seats are limited! Get your tickets early. RESERVE YOUR SPOTS HERE How do we talk about – and create – literature, music, and visual art in a […]
Enjoy dinner with students and faculty from Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Azrieli College of Engineering, University of San Diego, and San Diego State University who are participating in the Spring 2026 MGSDII Classroom Collaborations in Aerospace Engineering and Water Challenges and Innovations. Students have been collaborating across the ocean virtually and are now […]
"Facing the Sea, Yuval" by Daniel Tchetchik Facing the Sea is a personal and social project created in collaboration between artist and photographer Daniel Tchetchik and the non-profit organization HaGal Sheli (My Wave). This body of work features portraits of participants from HaGal Sheli's trauma-focused surf therapy programs who were directly affected by the October […]
Photo credit: IJF Media Mozer will offer a sneak peak of his latest documentary feature, Brothers in Blood, which tells the remarkable true story of rival Olympic judokas Saeid Mollaei and Sagi Muki. Set against the backdrop of the political tensions between Iran and Israel, the film follows their unlikely friendship, personal sacrifices, and pursuit […]
"Facing the Sea, May" by Daniel Tchetchik Facing the Sea is a personal and social project created in collaboration between artist and photographer Daniel Tchetchik and the non-profit organization HaGal Sheli (My Wave). This body of work features portraits of participants from HaGal Sheli's trauma-focused surf therapy programs who were directly affected by the October […]
We warmly invite our Salon members to an intimate dinner reception to meet our Fall 2026 Visiting Professors. Our evening will take place at a private home in La Jolla. The address will be sent to registrants a few days prior. RSVP here by September 1. Not yet a Salon Member? Click here to join.
Israel Votes: How Civil Society in Israel is Mobilizing for a Historic Election Israel is heading to the polls on October 27, 2026, in an election that comes at a consequential moment for the country and its relationship with the wider Jewish world. A network of nonpartisan civil society organizations is at the forefront of helping […]