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Results For 2011

Civil Liberties and National Security in Israel

Menachem Hofnung, Political Science, Hebrew University; Schusterman Visiting Scholar at UC Irvine
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Is There an Arab-Israeli "Peace Process?"

A public talk by Galia Golan
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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The evolution of Israeli nationalism

A public talk by Nadav Shelef
Thursday, January 27, 2011
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Graduate Workshop on 'Rethinking the History of Jewish Nationalism'

Concurrently with the UCLA International Symposium on 'Rethinking the History of Jewish Nationalism,' (Jan. 30-31, 2011) this workshop will bring together graduate students who are engaged with this topic.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Time to be announced.
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Rethinking the History of Jewish Nationalism: An International Symposium

Organized by David N. Myers (UCLA) and Arieh Saposnik (UCLA), this two-day conference will be held January 30-31, 2011.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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The History of Israel's Foreign Policy as an Area of Study

A public talk by Prof. Uri Bialer
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
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Cross on the Star of David: The Historical Foundations of Israel's Relations with the Christian World

A public talk by Prof. Uri Bialer
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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My Heart is in the East: A Lecture - Demonstration on Sacred Israeli Music

A lecture - demonstration on Sacred Israeli Music with R. Hagai Batzri - vocals, Jamie Papish - percussion, Yuval Ron - Oud.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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The Israeli-Bedouin Music Connection: A Lecture - Demonstration on Bedouin and Israeli Folk Music

A lecture - demonstration on Bedouin and Israeli folk Music with Ahmed El Asmer - vocals, Maya Haddi – Vocals, Jamie Papish - percussion, Yuval Ron - Oud.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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The Magic Carpet: A Lecture - Demonstration on the Music of the Yemenite Jews in Israel

A lecture - demonstration on the music of the Yemenite Jews in Israel with Margalit Oved (Yemenite dancer and singer), Barak Marshal (Yemenite singer), Maya Haddi (Israeli Yemenite singer), Jamie Papish - percussion, Yuval Ron - Oud.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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What is Israeli Music? A Lecture - Demonstration on the Ancient and Contemporary Music of Israel

A lecture - demonstration on the ancient and contemporary music of Israel with Maya Haddi - vocals, Jamie Papish - percussion, Yuval Ron - Oud.
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
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Israel - from energy discoveries to regional turmoil

A public talk by The Honorable Uzi Landau, Member of the Knesset and Minister of National Infrastructure, Israel
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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West Bank Story: The Role of Humor and Art in Peace-Making

A special screening of Oscar-winning film ‘West Bank Story’ with Yuval Ron, followed by Q&A with the composer and a live performance of themes from the film with Maya Haddi - vocals, Jamie Papish - percussion, Yuval Ron - Oud.
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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"From Spain to Jerusalem" - A Concert with The Yuval Ron Ensemble

A Concert with The Yuval Ron Ensemble featuring Maya Haddi - vocals, Rabbi Hagai Batzri - vocals, Norik Manoukian - woodwind, Virginie Alumian - kanoun, Jamie Papish - percussion, David Martinelli - percussion, Maya Karasso - dance, with special guest vocalists Ahmed El Asmer and Barak Marshal, and Yuval Ron - Oud and artistic director.
Sunday, March 06, 2011
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Fictions in Conflict and Narrative Encounters: Israelis, Palestinians, Jews and the Stories They Tell

A public talk by award-winning Israeli author Assaf Gavron. Born in 1968, Gavron has published four novels (Ice, Moving, Almost Dead and Hydromania), a collection of short stories (Sex in the Cemetery), and a non-fiction collection of Jerusalem falafel-joint reviews (Eating Standing Up)
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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A Place in History: Tel Aviv and the Creation of Jewish Urban Space

A public talk by Prof. Barbara Mann, associate professor of Jewish Literature and Simon H. Fabian Chair in Hebrew Literature, The Jewish Theological Seminary
Thursday, April 07, 2011
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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On the Politics of Law: Collective Action, Justice, and Human Rights among Jews and Arab-Palestinians in Israel

A public talk by Gad Barzilai, Professor of International Studies, Law & Political Science, Jackson School of International Studies; Comparative Law and Society Studies Center; Law, Societies and Justice [LSJ] Program; University of Washington
Monday, April 11, 2011
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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On Israel and the Nuclear Question

A public talk by Avner Cohen, Ph.D, Senior Fellow, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS), author of The Worst-Kept Secret: Israel's Bargain with the Bomb (New York: Columbia University Press, 2010)
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Communicating Commemoration: Exploring Israeli Media on Memorial Day for the Holocaust and Heroism

A public talk marking Yom ha-Shoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) by Oren Meyers, Lipinsky and Schusterman Visiting Israeli Scholar, Jewish Studies Program, San Diego State University, and Department of Communication, University of Haifa
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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A Yom Ha-Atzma’ut Sneak Preview of a New Film by Yael Katzir: Violins in Wartime

Award-winning Israeli filmmaker Yael Katzir has written and directed numerous acclaimed works including Praying in Her Own Voice (2007); Shivah for Mother (2004) and Company Jasmine (2001). She will join us for a discussion following the screening along with her son, producer Dan Katzir.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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Diaspora Pilgrimage: Israeli Birthright Tours and American Jewish Identity

A public talk by Shaul Kelner, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Jewish Studies, Vanderbilt University
Monday, May 02, 2011
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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In the Mirror's Reflection: The Encounter between Jewish and Slavic Cultures in Modernity

A two-day conference organized by the UCLA Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures. May 10-11.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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Zion and Zionism: Jerusalem in Zionist Imagination and Practice

A public talk by Hagit Lavsky, the Younes & Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies Visiting Scholar for Winter and Spring quarters of 2011. Hagit Lavsky is Professor Emerita at the Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where she held the Samuel L. and Perry Haber Chair of Post-Holocaust Studies, and was Director of the Bernard Cherrick Center for the Study of Zionism, the Yishuv and the State of Israel.
Monday, May 16, 2011
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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A Musical Residency with Israeli-American composer Yotam Haber at UCLA: May 17-21, 2011

Yotam Haber is a recipient of fellowships and awards from the Guggenheim, Rockefeller, Bogliasco and ASCAP Foundations, and commissions from the American Composers Orchestra and American Composers Forum, among others. He has been in residence at the Aspen and Tanglewood Music Festivals, Bellagio Center, MacDowell Colony, Aaron Copland House, Atlantic Center for the Arts, and Yaddo creative artist community.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
8:00 PM
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Israeli documentary series: The Name My Mother Gave Me

A documentary film series looking at the many faces of the Israeli social and cultural mosaic. Part one of a fall quarter debut of a look at Israeli documentary film: The Name My Mother Gave Me, written and directed by Eli Tal-El (2008)
Monday, September 26, 2011
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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UCLA Study Abroad Fair

We invite you to join in the 25th Annual UCLA Study Abroad Fair. Each year, more than 2000 students visit the fair to learn about the wide variety of study abroad programs available.
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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Israeli documentary series: Wandering Eyes

A documentary film series looking at the many faces of the Israeli social and cultural mosaic. Part two of a fall quarter debut of a look at Israeli documentary film: Wandering Eyes, directed by Ofir Trainin (2010)
Monday, October 24, 2011
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Peoplehood and Identity in Contemporary Israeli Music

The first in a three-part series of public talks by acclaimed writer, journalist and commentator Yossi Klein Halevi.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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Jewish-Muslim-Christian Relations in the Holy Land: The Role of Religion in Middle East Peacemaking

The second in a three-part series of talks by acclaimed writer, journalist and commentator Yossi Klein Halevi
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
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Tent Cities, Israeli Democracy and the Jewish State: Toward a Zionism for the 21st Century

The final talk in a series of three presentations by acclaimed writer, journalist and commentator Yossi Klein Halevi.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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Israeli documentary series: The Volunteers

A documentary film series looking at the many faces of the Israeli social and cultural mosaic. Part three of a fall quarter debut of a look at Israeli documentary film: The Volunteers, written and directed by Mooly Landesman (2009)
Monday, November 28, 2011
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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