FIFE-DAVIS FAMILY ANNUAL JEWISH BOOK FAIR November 4-25 , 2024
Joel Chasnoff Israel 201
Monday , November 18 at 12:30 PM Cohosted by 5400 Club • Book Signing to Follow
Free and Open to the Public
Israeli Spotlight
American-Israeli comedian Joel Chasnoff uses laughter to engage communities in meaningful conversations about American Jewish life and all things Israel . Winner of the National Jewish Book Award , Joel ’ s Israel 201 , shines light on Israel ’ s less popular angles , creating a fresh platform for discussion .
Israeli Spotlight
Asaf Elia-Shalev
Israel ’ s Black Panthers : The Radicals Who Punctured A Nation ’ s Founding Myth
Monday , November 25 at 12:30 PM Cohosted by 5400 Club • In-person event with VIRTUAL speaker Free and Open to the Public
Israel ’ s Black Panthers tells the story of the young and impoverished Moroccan Israeli Jews who challenged their country ’ s political status quo and rebelled against the ethnic hierarchy of Israeli life in the 1970s .
Inspired by the American group of the same name , the Black Panthers mounted protests and a yearslong political campaign for the rights of Mizrahim , or Jews of Middle Eastern ancestry .
They managed to rattle the country ’ s establishment and change the course of Israel ’ s history through the mass mobilization of a Jewish underclass .
Contact Leslie McGuigan , Senior Director of Programs , at 804-545-8644 or lmcguigan @ weinsteinjcc . org for more information .
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