Join us as we hear from MGSDII Visiting Professor alumni - leading academics and thought leaders on the ground in Israel. In recent weeks, many Israelis have taken to the streets to protest proposed judicial reforms. Beyond the law itself, the debate has turned into a referendum on the nature of democracy in Israel and […]
Past MGSDII Visiting Professor and award-winning Filmmaker, Nitzan Gilady debuts his latest film, In Bed (Keilu Ein Mahar), at the 23rd Annual San Diego LGBTQ Film Festival, presented by FilmOut San Diego. Gilady is director/producer of Wedding Doll and the documentary films, Jerusalem Is Proud To Present, In Satmar Custody, and The Last Enemy. His […]
A few days before this event, Israel’s Supreme Court will hear the appeal over the judicial overhaul plan. Join the MGSDII with Visiting Professors Dr. Amos Nadan, Deputy Director of the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Tel Aviv University, and special guest Dr. Maya Tevet Dayan, Israel’s most famous feminist poet, for […]
We invite you to an intimate cocktails and small plates dinner reception to welcome three of the seven 2023-2024 Visiting Israeli Professors. Join us as we introduce Uri Bar-on, filmmaker and professor of Film; Amos Nadan, professor of Middle East and African History; and Maya Tevet Dayan, award-winning poet and professor of Poetry. This event […]
Join MGSDII at The 6th Annual Joyce Forum Jewish Short Film Festival, featuring shorts created by two MGSDII Israeli emerging filmmakers Saturday, October 14 - Lawrence Family JCC About the films: Parachutist - The film depicts the life of a downtrodden Ethiopian immigrant family through the eyes of the young boy Eli, who tries to […]
In partnership with the Tel Aviv University Moshe Dayan Center, the MGSDII invites you to join this webinar featuring expert panelists discussing the interconnectivity of Israel, the Palestinians, Iran and Islamic fundamentalism, and the Peace Process Prior and After October 7th.
The 34th Annual San Diego International Jewish Film Festival will feature the three MGSDII Emerging Israeli Filmmaker award-winning shorts from the Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival, White Lie by Eyal Elisha, Letter to a Pig by Tal Kantor, and Requiem for a Whale by Ido Weisman. Purchase your Film Festival ticket today and receive […]
MGSDII Salon Members are invited to join this special one-time book club event with MGSDII Israeli Visiting Professor, Dr. Dekel Shay Schory. Dekel is a senior editor at Kinneret-Zmora-Dvir, one of the leading publishing houses in Israel and teaches contemporary Israeli Literature at Hebrew University and Ben Gurion University. We will read the Israeli best-seller, […]
Join MGSDII and the Center for Jewish Culture at Tapestry 2.0 on Sunday, April 7th, for a day of experiential learning opportunities, enthralling sessions, immersive learning, and a celebration of all things community, education, and Judaism. MGSDII Visiting Israeli Professors will host separate sessions in their areas of expertise. CLASS BLOCK 1 | 10:15 AM […]
MGSDII Salon members are invited to join us for an in-person conversation with Professors Yoav Alon and Dan Rabinowitz Join us for an opportunity to talk about Israel’s foreign relations, Israeli–Palestinian and Arab relations, and Israel’s domestic politics and societal relations with two visiting professors teaching in San Diego, all of whom were in Israel […]