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Meltzer Trone Conference on American Jews and Israel
November 16-17 | American University

Sunday, November 16

7:00–8:30 p.m. Evening Keynote with Franklin Foer
The Diaspora Jews: Where American Jews Go From Here
Followed by a conversation with novelist Joshua Cohen

Monday, November 17

9:15-10:45 a.m.History and Politics: A Special Relationship?
Panel Discussion with Derek Penslar, Oz Frankel, Sharon Musher, Jonathan Sarna, and moderated by Michael Brenner.

11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.Challenges to Democracy in Israel & the US
Panel Discussion with Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh, Dahlia Scheindlin, Michael Koplow, Becka Alper, and moderated by Dan Arbell.1:00–2:30 p.m.

Lunchtime Keynote with Dan Tadmor
Jewish Narratives in Flux: A View from Tel Aviv and Philadelphia
In conversation with Beatrice Gurwitz

2:30–3:45 p.m. Cultural Exchange: American Jews & Israel Through Writers' Eyes
Panel Discussion with Maya Arad, Ruby Namdar, and Joshua Leifer, and moderated by Lauren Strauss.

4:00–5:30 p.m. After October 7-- A New Era: Where Are We Now?
Panel Discussion with Yehuda Kurtzer, Dina Kraft, Shmuel Rosner, Boaz Atzili, and Moderated by Guy Ziv.