3rd annual conference of the Jewish Review of Books

Sunday, January 14, 2018
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Museum of Jewish Heritage
36 Battery Place, New York City

to discuss the important issues of the day, as well as the enduring themes of Jewish life and thought with scholars, leaders, and intellectuals who will give us a great deal to examine. Please join us for a fascinating program.

Agenda:

Welcome and Introduction by Abe Socher
Mendele Mokher Seforim (or, How to Criticize Fellow Jews…) with Ruth R. Wisse
Liberal Arts and Jews on Campus with Deborah E. Lipstadt and Peter Berkowitz
American Jews and Israel, the History of a Relationship with Daniel Gordis
Louis Brandeis and the Art of Biography with Jeffrey Rosen
Politics, Strategy, and Diplomacy in the Middle East with Amos Yadlin and Elliott Abrams
Closing Remarks by Roger Hertog
Wine Reception