Calendar of Events

Public lectures, symposium, colloquia and workshops about Israel Studies at UCLA

Results For 2009

Immigration to Israel in Comparative Perspective

Please join us for an enlightening and interesting program featuring a panel of professors who will be discussing Israel immigration.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
4:30 PM
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Current Challenges in the Middle East Facing the New Administration with Consul General of Israel Jacob Dayan

Come join Consul General Jacob Dayan as he engages the UCLA community in an up-to-date political briefing and discussion regarding the current situation in the Middle East in light of the new administration. This event is open to the public.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
5:00 PM
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Israel's Elections and What they Portend for Israel's Foreign Policy

Please join us for an interesting program with Oded Eran, Director of the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel-Aviv University. He will give an expert analysis of Israel's election results which will take place on February 10th.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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The War in Gaza and Southern Israel: Ramifications for Israel, the Palestinians and the Middle East

Asher Susser is Professor of Middle East Studies at Tel Aviv University and the Former Director of the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern Studies.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
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Minorities in Israel: Perspective from the Druze Community

Please join us for an informative program with Zeidan Atashi.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Education Abroad Program (EAP) Studying in Jerusalem Information Session

Please join us for an informational event if you'd like to find out more about studying in Jerusalem.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
12:45 PM - 3:00 PM
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Jewish Law in the State of Israel

Dr. Yehiel Kaplan, Senior Lecturer at Haifa University, Faculty of Law
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
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Religion and (Mis)understanding in the Early Zionist-Arab Encounter

Jonathan Gribetz, Columbia University
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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Christmas in Gaza: An Adventitious War

A lecture by Leonard Binder, distinguished Professor of Political Science and past President of the Middle East Studies Association.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
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Dynamics of Stratification in Israel: Ethnicity, Class, and Education

Meir Yaish, Professor of the University of Haifa
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Wailing Walls and Iron Walls: Recasting the Sacred and the Making of a Zionist National Symbol

Arieh Saposnik, Jess Schwartz Assistant Professor of Hebrew Culture, School of International Letters and Cultures & Jewish Studies Program at Arizona State University
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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A Conversation and Performance with Israeli Theatre Artist Motti Lerner - Playwriting in Wartime

Motti Lerner, lecturer at Tel-Aviv University
Thursday, April 02, 2009
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
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In Treatment / Be-Tipul Conference

A full-day conference on "In Treatment," the award winning HBO television drama about a psychotherapist and his patients, and "Be-Tipul," the critically acclaimed Israeli show on which "In Treatment" is based and winner of the Israeli Television Academy Award for best drama series.
Friday, April 03, 2009
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
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Israel's Quest for Collective Identity

Yoram Peri, Visiting Professor at American University Washington, D.C.
Monday, April 06, 2009
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
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Cotsen Archaeology Field Program in Israel this Summer 2009

Please join us for an informational program about the Cotsen Archaeology Field Program in Israel.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Israel Independence Day Celebration

Sponsored by Bruins of Israel
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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The Transition and Adaptation of Knowledge by Illiterate Ethiopian Immigrants to Israel

Dr. Yarden Fanta-Vagenshtein, Harvard University's Graduate School of Education
Monday, May 18, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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UCLA Study Abroad Fair

The UCLA International Education Office (IEO) is pleased to be hosting UCLA's 23rd annual study abroad fair for UCLA students.
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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UCLA International Institute Open House

In association with the Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars and the International Education Office
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Religious Minorities in a Liberal Society: Israeli and American Perspectives

Please join us for an enlightening program on Israeli and American perspectives regarding religious minorities.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Diverse Perspectives on Zionism and Israel in 2010 - Part 1: Yariv Oppenheimer, General Director of Peace Now, Is Israel-Palestinian Peace Possible?

Yariv Oppenheimer, General Director of Peace Now (Shalom Achshav) in Israel, will speak on "Is Israel-Palestinian Peace Possible?" This is the 1st event of a 4-part lecture series titled, "Diverse Perspectives on Zionism and Israel in 2010".
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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The Goldstone Report Controversy: Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law in the Gaza Conflict

A presentation by Sarah Leah Whitson (Director, Middle East and North Africa Division Human Rights Watch).
Monday, November 16, 2009
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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Israel Opportunities Fair

You're invited to an Israel Opportunities Fair in Los Angeles!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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International Justice and the Goldstone Report

Part two of our co-sponsored speaker series: "THE GOLDSTONE REPORT AND INTERNATIONAL LAW: THREE PERSPECTIVES"
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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