Benny Morris
1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War
Lectures:
January 27, 2009 - Los Altos Hills
January 28, 2009 - UC Berkeley
January 29, 2009 - San Francisco
LIVE RADIO: Catch Benny Morris on Forum with Michael Krasny, KQED Public Radio, Tuesday, January 27, 10:00 am - 11:00 am.
WINNER! The 2008 National Jewish Book Awards announced that Benny Morris is the winner of the Gerrard and Ella Berman Memorial Award in History for his book, 1948.
With his latest book, 1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War, Israeli historian Benny Morris further opens the field of Israeli history in his distinctive even-handed manner. Morris’s view has continuously shifted along the political spectrum, but regardless of his current position, he has always been a controversial and fascinating figure.
Book signing and sales will take place following each lecture.
“What is so striking about Morris’s work as a historian is that it does not flatter anyone’s prejudices, least of all his own. […] No reader can emerge without a feeling of unease—which is to say, a sense of the moral and historical intricacy of the conflict.” - The New Yorker
“Morris himself is a controversial figure in the conflict over the conflict. […] Despite his personal views, Morris strives to give a balanced view of the conflict.” - The Washington Post
Read the recent op-ed by Benny Morris in the New York Times.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 - 7:30 pm
Congregation Beth Am
26790 Arastradero Rd. - Los Altos Hills - map
betham.org/
(650) 493-4661
FREE
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 - 7:30 pm
UC Berkeley
Morrison Library (at the North Entrance to the Doe Library)
438 Doe Library, Berkeley - map
(510) 643-3353
Co-sponsored by Bridges to Israel-Berkeley
FREE
Thursday, January 29, 2009 - 8:00 pm
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
3200 California Street, San Francisco - map
More info
JCCSF Members: $10 | Public: $12 | Students: $10
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Presented and co-sponsored by the Israel Center of the Jewish Community Federation, the Judaica Library at UC Berkeley, JCCSF, Congregation Beth Am, OFJCC Palo Alto, JCHS SF, Orli and Zach Rinat, and Bridges to Israel-Berkeley.
