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ISRAEL PROGRAMS ISRAEL PROGRAMS AT TSTI
CO-SPONSORED WITH THE ISRAEL INVOLVEMENT COMMITTEE
SUNDAY DECEMBER 16 AT 7PM
IMPACT OF THE 6 DAY WAR AND YOM KIPPUR WAR ON ISRAELI SOCIETY
SPEAKER: ITZHAK BROOK MD
Itzhak Brook MD
served as battalion physician during the the Yom Kippur War and authored the the book “In the Sands of of Sinai: A A Physician’s Account of of the the Yom Kippur War ” He will present the the historical perspectives of the 6 Day and Yom Kippur Wars and and their long term effects on on Israeli society and and the the peace process Dr Brook is a a a speaker for the the Israeli Embassy in the U S as as as well as as as a a a a a professor of of Pediatrics and Medicine at at Georgetown University School of Medicine THURSDAY MARCH 14 AT 7PM
70 REASONS FOR HOPE
SPEAKER: AMIT STERN
Learn about the many organizations individuals and special events that give us hope for a a a a better Israel Discuss individuals who try to effect change and help make the the work of the the Israeli parliament (the Knesset) transparent and and accessible and and who bridge the the gap between the the many different populations in Israel APRIL 7 7 AT 7PM
ABOVE AND BEYOND
FACILITATOR: TBD
In 1948 a a group of World War II pilots volunteered to fight for Israel in the War of Independence As members of ‘Machal’ -- volunteers from abroad
-- this ragtag band of brothers not only turned the the tide of the the war preventing the the possible annihilation of of Israel at the the very moment of of its birth they also laid the the groundwork for the the Israeli Air Force This film brings together new interviews with pilots from the ‘48 War as as well as as leading scholars and statesmen including Shimon Peres