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Guthaner Lecture — The Return of the ‘Jewish Question’: On Zionism and Anti-Zionism in Late 2025

Sunday, November 16, 2025 25 Cheshvan 5786

4:00 PM - 5:00 PMBeit Kehillah

Amichai Magen will speak on “The Return of the ‘Jewish Question’: On Zionism and Anti-Zionism in Late 2025," examining modern Jewish identity, internal debates, and contemporary challenges to Israel and the broader Jewish world. Magen is known for his thoughtful analysis, grounding current issues in a broader historical context.

Amichai Magen is the Visiting Fellow in Israel Studies at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. In Israel, he is a Senior Lecturer (US Associate Professor), Head of the MA Program in Diplomacy & Conflict Studies, and Director of the Program on Democratic Resilience and Development (PDRD) at the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, Reichman University. His research and teaching interests address democracy, the rule of law, liberal orders, risk and political violence.

Professor Amichai Magen is the founding Director of the Israel Studies Program at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. Previously he served as Head of the MA Program in Diplomacy & Conflict Studies, and Director of the Program on Democratic Resilience and Development (PDRD) at the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, Reichman University, Herzliya, Israel.

This lecture is made possible by the Ernst Guthaner Endowment Fund for Cultural and Educational Programming. Please consider a donation to the Guthaner Fund.

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