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Literary Festival--Gerald L. Bernstein Memorial Lecture--Howard M. Sachar
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Wednesday, October 28 Howard M. Sachar | Current Israeli Myths and Realities: The Way to Peace 8:00 pm | Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater $25, Discounted Members/Seniors/Under 25 $20 Followed by a Closing Night reception American historian and author Howard M. Sachar will address the historic and agonizing dilemma of reconciling small-state security with Great Power diplomacy. Howard M. Sachar is the Professor Emeritus of Modern History at The George Washington University and has been a lecturer on Middle Eastern affairs for the United States Foreign Service Institute. He has served as a visiting professor at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University and The Johns Hopkins University. His books include A History of the Jews in America, The Emergence of the Middle East 1914-1924, A History of Israel: From the Rise of Zionism to Our Time and countless others. This annual lecture is made possible by a generous endowment from Tamara and Harry Handelsman in honor of the memory of Tamara Handelsman’s brother, Gerald L. Bernstein. Date:
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