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August 2020
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 a surprise in a region that seems stuck. Is the Arab World stepping away from its position to not negotiate with Israel until the “Palestinian…
Find out more »September 2020
Through the Lens: A Virtual Exploration of Contemporary Israeli Dynamics through Media
Back by popular demand, the MGSDII and The Hive Through the Lens series continues! Join filmmaker Yair Agmon for a screening of his film, Like a Beating Heart, followed by Q&A moderated by Chaya Gilboa. The film tells the personal story of Agmon as he joins the tens of thousands of Israelis on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, who visit their Rabbi's tomb in the center of Ukraine to be a part of a “yearning crowd.” To register, please…
Find out more »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
“The Land that I Will Show You” Conference: Recent Archaeological & Historical Studies in Israel
The MGSDII is pleased to invite you to a virtual community conference, produced by the NYU Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies. The MGSDII's UCSD university partner, Professor Tom Levy, will give a talk titled, "David, Solomon and Edom: Reflections from the Edom Lowlands Regional Archaeology Project." Professor Levy leads the MGSDII funded UC San Diego-Scripps and University of Haifa marine archaeology and climate change research project. The project allows students from San Diego to investigate the impact of long-term…
Find out more »Meet the MGSDII Award-Winning Israeli Filmmakers from The Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival
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 two of MGSDII Emerging Israeli Filmmakers. Engage with the creators of these fabulous shorts and hear more about their films and the creative process behind…
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…
Find out more »December 2020
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 the first kibbutzim in Israel beginning almost two decades before the establishment of the state in 1948. As the stories of the children’s lives unfold,…
Find out more »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 Ori Lenkinski) invites the world via camera lens, on a tour of Machane Yehuda market – a site which is, like her, rich in history,…
Find out more »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:
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