November 3, 2025
A Moment of Truth:
Conversation on the Art of Interviewing
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
6:30 PM
Followed by an After-Party Conversation in Hebrew
Leichtag Commons
441 Saxony Road, Encinitas, CA 92024
Kuban is an MGSDII Visiting Professor at SDSU for Fall 2025 in the School of Journalism. Critics have called him “the best interviewer in Israel, sharp yet empathetic” (Haaretz), and praised his work for “changing the public discourse” (Yediot Aharonot). He won an Israeli academy award six years in a row.
How DNA Changes Made Us Human
Friday, November 7, 2025
1:00 PM – 5:30 PM: Full Symposium
1:30 PM – 2:10 PM: Dr. Gokhman’s Lecture
Salk Institute or Online
MGSDII is proud to support the collaboration between Weizmann Institute of Science and CARTA that brings Dr. David Gokhman to present in-person in San Diego on his fascinating research offering rare insights into DNA changes that set us apart from our closest extinct and extant relatives – Neanderthals, Denisovans, and great apes.
Salon Member Book Club
Tuesday, December 2, 202
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Private Home in La Jolla
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.
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Salon Member Dessert & Discussion:
The Hostages are Home: What’s Next?
Israel and the Middle East at a Crossroads:
From October 7 to Today and Beyond
Monday, November 10, 2025
7:00 PM
Private Home in La Jolla
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