BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//6.4.7.3//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2082@wjcenter.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240403T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240403T193000 DTSTAMP:20240310T155410Z URL:https://www.wjcenter.org/events/beyond-the-bimah-turbulent-waters-a-co nversation-with-marc-schulman-about-the-challenges-facing-israel/ SUMMARY:Beyond the Bimah: Turbulent Waters: A Conversation with Marc Schul man About The Challenges Facing Israel DESCRIPTION:2023 marked the most difficult year in Israel's history\, begin ning with an effort to diminish the judiciary's power\, sparking the large st sustained protest movement the nation has ever witnessed. This period o f unrest ended on October 7\, 2023\, a day now remembered as the darkest i n our history. Since that fateful day\, Israel has been entrenched in conf lict\, enduring five long months of war and grappling with the reality of hostages held by Hamas. As we stand at this crossroads\, Israel confronts a multitude of challenges\, both from within and beyond its borders. In th e coming months\, how will we navigate these turbulent waters?\nAbout Marc Schulman\nMarc first made Aliyah in 1975 and subsequently served as an of ficer in the IDF. Since then\, he has lived in both Israel and the US. For the past 13 years\, Marc has resided in Tel Aviv\, where he has worked as a columnist for Newsweek\, the editor of Tel Aviv Diary\, a frequent cont ributor on i24News\, and the editor of Historycentral.com. Marc holds both a BA and an MA from Columbia. He and his family are former members of WJC . ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wjcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024 /03/WJC-Turbulent-Waters-Bimah.png CATEGORIES:Featured Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR