Guthaner Lecture — The Return of the ‘Jewish Question’: On Zionism and Anti-Zionism in Late 2025
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 • 21 Cheshvan 5786
7:00 PM - 8:30 PMNEW DATE! Beit Kehillah* and Livestream (betham.org/streaming)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.
Refreshments will be served.
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.
*This program will be live video streamed. By entering the Beit Kehillah/Sanctuary you give Beth Am permission to record you.
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Tue, November 11 2025
20 Cheshvan 5786
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