The Arizona Center for Judaic Studies Shaol & Louis Pozez ......Dr. Laurence Kutler (Ph.D. New York...

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For more information, call (520) 626-5758 or visit us at www.judaic.arizona.edu The Shaol & Louis Pozez Memorial Lectureship Series is made possible by the generous support of the Pozez Families. Monday, December 16, 7pm • Free & Open to All • Tucson JCC - 3800 E. River Rd. The Pozez Family Fund at the Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona Sponsors: Illustration components: Freepik. All items used in compliance with 17 U.S.C. § 106. Most people think Zionism is about supporting Israel. But really it means something much deeper: It’s about building and doing and Jewish pride. It was launched a century ago as a revolution against the stagnation of Jewish life and in the face of increasingly dangerous antisemitism. Dr. Hazony will focus on both public and educational aspects of this new approach to promoting Zionism and Jewish values in the 21st Century. Hazony finds that the way to attract today’s young people to Zionism is to connect them with the vibrancy and creativity of contemporary Israeli culture. He will explain how he thinks this can work and why it is important for the future of Zionism. Dr. David Hazony (Ph.D. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) is the executive director of The Israel Innovation Fund. He served as Editor-in-Chief of Azure in the early 2000s and as founding editor of TheTower.org based in Washington DC. He has authored, edited, or translated several volumes on Jewish and Zionist thought. His book The Ten Commandments (Scribner, 2010) was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award. Dr. Laurence Kutler (Ph.D. New York University) the Head of School at Tucson Hebrew Academy, is an expert on Jewish education. The Arizona Center for Judaic Studies Shaol & Louis Pozez Memorial Lectureship Series 2019-2020 Dr. David Hazony Executive Director, The Israel Innovation Fund With special remarks from Dr. Laurence Kutler Head of School, Tucson Hebrew Academy

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  • For more information, call (520) 626-5758 or visit us at www.judaic.arizona.edu

    The Shaol & Louis Pozez Memorial Lectureship Series is made possible by the generous support of the Pozez Families.

    Monday, December 16, 7pm • Free & Open to All • Tucson JCC - 3800 E. River Rd.

    The Pozez FamilyFund at the Jewish

    Community Foundationof Southern Arizona

    Sponsors:

    Illustration components: Freepik. All items used in compliance with 17 U.S.C. § 106.

    Most people think Zionism is about supporting Israel. But really it means something much deeper: It’s about building and doing and Jewish pride. It was launched a century ago as a revolution against the stagnation of Jewish life and in the face of increasingly dangerous antisemitism. Dr. Hazony will focus on both public and educational aspects of this new approach to promoting Zionism and Jewish values in the 21st Century. Hazony finds that the way to attract today’s young people to Zionism is to connect them with the vibrancy and creativity of contemporary Israeli culture. He will explain how he thinks this can work and why it is important for the future of Zionism.

    Dr. David Hazony (Ph.D. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) is the executive director of The Israel Innovation Fund. He served as Editor-in-Chief of Azure in the early 2000s and as founding editor of TheTower.org based in Washington DC. He has authored, edited, or translated several volumes on Jewish and Zionist thought. His book The Ten Commandments (Scribner, 2010) was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award.

    Dr. Laurence Kutler (Ph.D. New York University) the Head of School at Tucson Hebrew Academy, is an expert on Jewish education.

    The Arizona Center for Judaic Studies

    Shaol & Louis Pozez MemorialLectureship Series 2019-2020

    Dr. David Hazony Executive Director, The Israel Innovation Fund

    With special remarks from Dr. Laurence Kutler Head of School, Tucson Hebrew Academy