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Meltzer Trone Conference on American Jews and Israel
November 16-17 | American University
Sunday, November 16
- 7:00–8:30 p.m.
- Evening Keynote with Franklin Foer
The Diaspora Jews: Where American Jews Go From Here
Followed by a conversation with novelist Joshua Cohen
Monday, November 17
- 9:00–10:30 a.m.
- History and Politics, a Special Relationship?
Panel Discussion with Derek Penslar, Oz Frankel, Sharon Musher, Jonathan Sarna, and moderated by Michael Brenner. - 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
- Challenges to Democracy in Israel & the U.S.
Panel Discussion with Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh, Dahlia Scheindlin, Michael Koplow, Becka Alper, and moderated by Dan Arbell. - 1:00–2:30 p.m.
- Lunchtime Keynote with Dan Tadmor
Jewish Narratives in Flux: A View from Tel Aviv and Philadelphia
In conversation with Beatrice Gurwitz - 2:30–3:45 p.m.
- Cultural Exchange: American Jews & Israel Through Writers’ Eyes
Panel Discussion with Maya Arad, Ruby Namdar, and Joshua Leifer, and moderated by Lauren Strauss. - 4:00–5:30 p.m.
- After October 7—A New Era: Where Are We Now?
Panel Discussion with Yehuda Kurtzer, Dina Kraft, Shmuel Rosner, Boaz Atzili, and Moderated by Guy Ziv.