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The Festival
Location: Lahn Social Hall
In conversation with Harvey Shapiro, Attorney, Partner Hyland Levin Shapiro LLP
Sponsored by Hyland Levin Shapiro, LLP
Uri Kaufman, Eighteen Days in October. The Yom Kippur War and How It Created the Modern Middle East
October 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, a conflict that shaped the modern Middle East. The war was a trauma for Israel and following the oil embargo, a pivotal reordering of the global economic order. The Jewish State came shockingly close to defeat, but argues Uri Kaufman, from the perspective of a half century, the war can be seen as a pivotal victory for Israel.
Oren Kessler, Palestine 1936. The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict
In 1936 the Holy Land erupted in rebellion against both the local Jewish population and the British Mandate authorities. The Arab Revolt would last three years, cost thousands of lives, and cast the trajectory for the Middle East conflict ever since. Incredibly, no general history of this seminal first Intifada has ever been published. Palestine 1936 weaves history through extraordinary individuals on all sides: their love and hatreds, deepest fears, and profound hopes.
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