Normalization Between Israel and the United Arab Emirates: Why Did It Happen and Why Now?

Zoom Event |  The Murray Galinson San Diego-Israel Initiative (MGSDII) invites you to a special panel discussion with leading Israeli academics on today’s announcement, “No to Annexation and Yes to Normalization.” The agreement that Israel would normalize relations with the United Arab Emirates and drop its plans to annex parts of the West Bank was […]

MGSDII Salon Series: Tehran

Tehran, the highly anticipated new espionage thriller from Fauda writer and MGSDII Visiting Artist, Moshe Zonder, will premier on Apple TV on September 25th! Join the show's creator, Zonder, and director, Danny Syrkin, for a behind-the-scenes conversation. Already receiving rave reviews, Tehran follows a Mossad agent as she embarks on her first mission as a computer hacker […]

Meet the MGSDII Award-Winning Israeli Filmmakers from The Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival

Leichtag Commons 441 Saxony Road, Encinitas, CA, United States

Link to Join Webinar https://zoom.us/j/95973302532 Webinar ID: 959 7330 2532   OCTOBER 23-25 | The Joyce Forum Jewish Short Film Festival, will feature the two MGSDII Emerging Israeli Filmmaker award winning shorts from the Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival. October 26, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | RSVP to watch the award winning shorts and hear from the […]

“Incitement” Film Screening & Filmmaker Discussion

Leichtag Commons 441 Saxony Road, Encinitas, CA, United States

An online discussion of the award-winning film, "Incitement", which chronicles the true events leading to the murder of Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin. Acclaimed director and co-writer Yaron Zilberman and Professor Yoram Peri, author of "The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin" (Stanford University Press) and a former political advisor to Prime Minister Rabin, will discuss the […]

Jisr az-Zarqa and the Technion: Bringing Technological Capital to the Community

Leichtag Commons 441 Saxony Road, Encinitas, CA, United States

Join Mor Shilon, MGSDII Visiting Israeli Professor at UCSD, and other Israeli educators who are advancing social change through campus-community partnerships. Using the Israeli Arab town of Jisr az-Zarqa as a case study, the panelists will discuss their research  and intervention in the poorest village in Israel, making technological capital accessible for Jisr’s residents. With the […]

Exclusive San Diego Virtual Screening and Talk with the Filmmaker of “Children of the Sun”

You're invited to watch “Children of the Sun" (winner of Israel’s “Oscar,” the Ophir Prize) and join the film’s creator, Ran Tal, for an in-depth discussion. Click HERE to view a trailer of the documentary. This brilliant film, made by one of Israel’s most important documentary filmmakers, tells the  story of 18 children born and raised in […]

Shine the Light: Machane Yehuda Market

Join MGSDII and the Hive as we shine the light on the Machane Yehuda Market in the heart of Jerusalem with a screening of "Meet Me in the Market." In 1962 Jackie Kennedy invited the world on a tour of the white house. In this performance, just like she did then, Jackie Kennedy (played by […]

Exploration of Identity, Tradition and Complexity in Israel with Nitzan Gilady

Hillel students will meet and hear from award-winning Visiting MGSDII Israeli Filmmaker, Nitzan Gilady, for a candid discussion of how sexual identity and societal expectations generate some of the edgiest, most compelling topics in international film. This is a private event for Hillel students, staff, and their community partners. Co-sponsored by: