Yardena Schwartz, “Haunting Echoes: Understanding the Arab-Jewish Conflict in the Holy Land, From the 1929 Riots to October 7 and Beyond”
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Description
Internationally renowned journalist Yardena Schwartz draws on extensive archival research and wide-ranging contemporary interviews to tell a timely, dramatic story of the path from the 1929 massacre of Jews in Hebron in British-Mandate Palestine, to the "Al-Aqsa Flood" Hamas attacks on Israel in October 2023. Schwartz will present the research findings published in her 2024 book, "Ghosts of a Holy War: The 1929 Massacre in Palestine that Ignited the Arab-Israeli Conflict," and explain how the conflict of today cannot be understood without putting this century-old war into geographical and historical context. Following her presentation, there will be a moderated discussion of the historical and contemporary issues raised.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event through The Writer's Block or may be ordered directly from Yardena Schwartz's website.
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The event is open to all and is free of charge. Parking will be available for members of the community who do not have campus parking access; please request parking when completing the RSVP form.
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This event is hosted by the 51ԹϺ Jewish Faculty-Staff Group and Hillel of Las Vegas, with financial support from the Department of History, Academic Engagement Network, Hillel International, and Stand With Us-Campus; organizational assistance has been provided by the College of Liberal Arts, Students Supporting Israel, Mishelanu and the Israeli-American Council of Las Vegas.