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A State of All its Citizens? Majority–Minority Complexities in Deeply Divided Democracies: A Comparative View on India and Israel

A free, public lecture by Ayelet Harel-Shalev, PhD, a research fellow at the Nazarian Center for Israel Studies at UCLA.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
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Israeli Documentary Film Series: "Back and Forth"

An ongoing documentary film series exploring the many faces of the Israeli social and cultural mosaic. A film by Uri Rosenwaks and four Bedouin directors (2010; 55 min)
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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"Israel in 3-D" - One Day University

A day with UCLA faculty exploring multiple dimensions of Israel.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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The Idea of Jewish Sovereignty: The Case of Lewis B. Namier and Isaiah Berlin

A public talk by Arie M. Dubnov, Acting Assistant Professor, Department of History, Stanford University
Monday, February 06, 2012
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
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Israeli Responses to the Arab Spring

Professor Gerald Steinberg speaks on Israel's reaction to the recent events in the Middle East.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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Israel After 1948: Post-War Reconstruction and State Building

A public talk by Moshe Naor, Visiting Professor of Israel Studies at York University
Thursday, February 23, 2012
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Top Israeli Hip Hop Band Hadag Nahash in Residency

An interactive workshop with the band for UCLA students and the public
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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Hadag Nahash in Concert at The Colony

Israel's best selling hip-hop act is bringing its show to Hollywood.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
8:00 PM
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Hadag Nahash: Hip-Hop, Cultural Critique, and Social Change

A public talk by Azzan Yadin-Israel, Rutgers University
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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"Dissolving Localities" - A multimedia portrait of Jerusalem by Emmanuel Witzthum

An audio/visual project in which the sights and sounds of daily life in Jerusalem are transformed into a work of art.
Monday, March 12, 2012
6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
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Feature Film "Gei Oni" (Valley of Fortitude) (2010)

Film screening and conversation with Director Dan Wolman
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Noa (Achinoam Nini) in Concert - The Israeli Songbook

Israel’s prolific recording artist, Noa (known in her home country by her given name Achinoam Nini), brings her soulful voice and lyrical sensibility to UCLA's Royce Hall.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
8:00 PM - 10:30 PM
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Multitasking in the Middle East: Obama and the Challenges of Israel, Iran, and the Arab Awakening - a talk by Jeremy Ben-Ami, President of J-Street

Please join us for a talk with the President & Founder of J-Street, Jeremy Ben-Ami. This event is co-sponsored by Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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A Conversation with Acclaimed Israeli-Arab Writer Sayed Kashua

The award-winning novelist, columnist, and TV writer discusses his latest novel "Second Person Singular" and other topics of Israeli society and culture
Thursday, April 26, 2012
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
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Exploring the Meanings of Jewish Sovereignty - A two-day International Conference

First day of a two-day conference examining the impact of Jewish sovereignty - 60+ years after the creation of the state of Israel - on Jewish life and culture, and relations between the Jewish and the non-Jewish worlds.
Sunday, May 06, 2012
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
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Exploring the Meanings of Jewish Sovereignty

Second day of the Exploring the Meanings of Jewish Sovereignty conference.
Monday, May 07, 2012
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Sephardic Philanthropy and the Origins of a Modern Jewish Nation

A public talk by Matthias Lehmann, Associate Professor of History and Teller Family Chair in Jewish History, UC Irvine
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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Hasidic Courts: A photographic look inside Israel's ultra-orthodox communities

A public talk by photographer Gil Cohen-Magen
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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Documentary Film Series - "I Had A Dream"

The story of Yona Bugale, the "Herzl" of Ethiopian Jewry, and his struggle to bring his people to Israel.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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To Know or Not to Know?: Genetics, Community and Public Health - An Israeli Perspective

A public talk by Professor Aviad Raz, Ben Gurion University, on the pros, cons and questions surrounding genetic testing for Jewish Israeli communities
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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“Start Up Nation”: Israel’s Innovation Economy and the Global Marketplace

Eli Groner, Israeli Minister of Economic Affairs to the United States, will discuss the Israeli experience in cultivating innovation and why this will be more important than ever in the coming decades.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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Separate and Different: Religious Rights and the Palestinian-Arab Minority in Israel

Professor Michael Karayanni, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Thursday, November 29, 2012
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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