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September 2020
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 in her home town of Tehran. Watch the trailer HERE. This interactive event is exclusively available to supporters and partners of the MGSDII. To register,…
Find out more »October 2020
“Meet and Greet” with Emerging Israeli Filmmakers
RSVP to an exclusive "meet and greet" with the MGSDII Emerging Israeli Filmmakers whose films will be shown at the The Joyce Forum Jewish Short Film Festival (October 23-25), a part of the San Diego International Jewish Film Festival. Join the festival, watch the prize-winning shorts from the MGSDII Emerging Israeli Filmmakers, and meet the filmmakers! During the event, we will engage with the creators of these fabulous shorts and hear more about the creative process behind their films. To…
Find out more »“Incitement” Film Screening & Filmmaker Discussion
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 events depicted, their underlying causes and their meanings for today. To register, please click HERE. About the Program Marking the 25th anniversary of the…
Find out more »November 2020
Jisr az-Zarqa and the Technion: Bringing Technological Capital to the Community
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 Covid-19 pandemic, and the use of technology becoming the most basic practice for daily living, the Jisr project is more relevant than ever. Co Sponsored…
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