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Current affairs Track
Saturday, 10:00 - 11:15 (Morning)
Fighting Media Bias Against Israel
Stephen Franklin
Saturday, 20:00 - 21:10 (Late Evening)
Israel: Strategic Asset or Liability?
Marvin Feuer
Sunday, 15:30 - 16:20 (Mid Afternoon Short)
American Jews and Israel: How Close? How Powerful?
Jonathan Rynhold
Sunday, 15:30 - 16:20 (Mid Afternoon Short)
Shimshon Raphael Hirsch - What Did He Really Stand For?
David Reuben
Sunday, 17:10 - 18:20 (Late Afternoon)
What Type of Jews Will Our Grandchildren Be?
Jonathan Boyd
Sunday, 17:10 - 18:20 (Late Afternoon)
Jewish Response to Marathons
Flora Frank
Sunday, 18:40 - 19:50 (Dinner Hour I)
Who Needs the Diaspora
Barend Velleman
Sunday, 18:40 - 19:50 (Dinner Hour I)
Strangers No More - an Inside Look at Refugees in Israel
Alisa Olmert
Sunday, 19:10 - 20:20 (Dinner Hour II)
The Middle East in 2012
Barry Rubin
Sunday, 20:40 - 21:55 (Prime Time)
200 Days to Go - the Olympics Really Are Just Around the Corner
Steve Miller
Sunday, 20:40 - 21:55 (Prime Time)
These Are a Few of My Favourite (Offensive) Things
Nathan Abrams, Keith Kahn-Harris, Jacqueline Nicholls, Eli Valley
Monday, 09:30 - 10:40 (Chavruta Alternatives)
From Altneuland to Tel Aviv: a Journey with Herzl
David Breakstone
Monday, 11:00 - 12:10 (Morning Intensive)
Has Israel Become an Embarrassment?
David Hazony
Monday, 12:30 - 13:40 (Lunch 'n' Learn)
The Future of Jewry: How Russian Jews Are Transforming Jewish Life Everywhere
David Shneer
Monday, 12:30 - 13:40 (Lunch 'n' Learn)
The Politics of Dialogue: Who Should We Be Talking To?
Jamie Slavin, Vivian Wineman
Monday, 15:30 - 16:20 (Mid Afternoon Short)
The History of the Future of the Jewish People
Wayne L Firestone
Monday, 15:30 - 16:20 (Mid Afternoon Short)
Fighting Media Bias Against Israel
Stephen Franklin
Monday, 15:30 - 16:20 (Mid Afternoon Short)
London Elections 2012: a London Jewish Manifesto
Adrian Cohen
Monday, 15:30 - 16:20 (Mid Afternoon Short)
Lobbying the American Way
Marvin Feuer
Monday, 17:10 - 18:20 (Late Afternoon)
Terrorism Against Jewish Communities
Michael Whine
Monday, 17:10 - 18:20 (Late Afternoon)
Holocaust Denial - Deny It Now, Repeat It Later?
Hagai Segal
Monday, 17:10 - 18:20 (Late Afternoon)
Jewish Education Through an Ecological Lens
Simcha Schwartz
Monday, 18:40 - 19:50 (Dinner Hour I)
What's Going on in US Politics? Issues that Unite and Divide US Jews
Marvin Feuer, Wayne L Firestone, Ellen Flax, Shuly Schwartz
Monday, 19:10 - 20:20 (Dinner Hour II)
The Palestinian Drive for Statehood at the UN and Its Consequences
Jonathan Rynhold
Monday, 19:10 - 20:20 (Dinner Hour II)
Life on UK Campuses Today
Daniel Sheldon, Richard Verber
Monday, 20:40 - 21:55 (Prime Time)
Should the Current Chief Rabbi Be the Last Chief Rabbi?
Jonathan Romain
Tuesday, 08:00 - 09:00 (Early Bird)
What Makes Israel Special
Marvin Feuer
Tuesday, 09:30 - 10:40 (Chavruta Alternatives)
Reclaiming and Reframing the Zionist Idea: a Journey with Herzl
David Breakstone
Tuesday, 11:00 - 12:10 (Morning Intensive)
The Arab Spring and Contemporary Strategic Dynamics in the Middle East
Jonathan Rynhold
Tuesday, 12:30 - 13:40 (Lunch 'n' Learn)
Israel Related Topics: Kibbutz Mishmar HaEmek (2 of 4)
Lydia Aisenberg
Tuesday, 12:30 - 13:40 (Lunch 'n' Learn)
Tents and Tantrums in Testing Times …
Anthony Ashworth-Steen
Tuesday, 12:30 - 13:40 (Lunch 'n' Learn)
Justice, Justice You Shall Pursue, that You May Live and Inherit the Land the Lord Your God Gives You
David Breakstone, Louise Ellman, Daniel Levy, Elliott Malamet, Michael Sternberg
Tuesday, 14:00 - 15:10 (Afternoon Intensive)
US Middle East Policy: the Harm It Is Causing and What It Should Be
Barry Rubin
Tuesday, 14:00 - 15:10 (Afternoon Intensive)
Israel's Regional Relations in an Ever More Turbulent Middle-East
Hagai Segal
Tuesday, 15:30 - 16:20 (Mid Afternoon Short)
South London Jewish Free Primary School - Dream or Reality?
Judith Ish-Horowicz
Tuesday, 17:10 - 18:20 (Late Afternoon)
From Superman to the Arab Spring: Jewish Culture in the Eyes of Revolution
Eyal Goldman
Tuesday, 17:10 - 18:20 (Late Afternoon)
Gilad Shalit's Release - Its Implications and Impact
Lorna Fitzsimons
Tuesday, 17:10 - 18:20 (Late Afternoon)
Have We Reached the End of Zionism?
David Hazony, Shlomo Molla, Eli Valley, Hannah Weisfeld
Tuesday, 17:10 - 18:20 (Late Afternoon)
Being a Jewish Member of Parliament
Louise Ellman
Tuesday, 18:40 - 19:50 (Dinner Hour I)
Is a Jewish and Democratic State a Harmonious Pairing or a Contradiction in Terms? (1 of 2)
Rebecca Steinfeld
Tuesday, 18:40 - 19:50 (Dinner Hour I)
Challenges Facing Shechita
Henry Grunwald
Tuesday, 20:40 - 21:55 (Prime Time)
Imams and Rabbis Panel: 'Countering Violent Extremism' (2 of 2)
Muhammad Al-Hussaini, Mohamed Elsharkawy, Reuben Livingstone
Tuesday, 22:15 - 23:30 (Limmud Late)
Understanding 'The Arab Spring' - Why It's Happening, and Why that Matters
Hagai Segal
Wednesday, 08:00 - 09:00 (Early Bird)
Criticism on Israel: Looking From Within
Nadav Eyal
Wednesday, 09:30 - 10:40 (Chavruta Alternatives)
Transforming the Jewish World: the International Impact of Limmud
Helena Miller
Wednesday, 09:30 - 10:40 (Chavruta Alternatives)
Why National Holocaust Memorial Day?
Henry Grunwald
Wednesday, 11:00 - 12:10 (Morning Intensive)
The Assault on Israel's Legitimacy: Who's Behind It, Why It Matters and How to Combat It
Lorna Fitzsimons, Joshua Marks, Jeremy Newmark, Jonathan Rynhold
Wednesday, 11:00 - 12:10 (Morning Intensive)
Why There Is No Real Peace Process or Progress Toward Arab-Israeli Peace
Barry Rubin
Wednesday, 11:00 - 12:10 (Morning Intensive)
Cutting Edge: the Politics and Halacha (Jewish Law) of Recent Government Cuts
Laura Janner-Klausner, Ben Rich
Wednesday, 11:00 - 12:10 (Morning Intensive)
Israel Related Topics: Wadi Ara and Barta'a (3 of 4)
Lydia Aisenberg
Wednesday, 11:00 - 12:10 (Morning Intensive)
Answering Back
Selwyn Dorfman
Wednesday, 11:00 - 12:10 (Morning Intensive)
From the Frontlines of the Arab Spring
Anshel Pfeffer
Wednesday, 12:30 - 13:40 (Lunch 'n' Learn)
The Passage of a Jewish Boat to Gaza and the Rejection of Collective Punishment: Two Peoples - One Future. If Not Now, When?
Glyn Secker
Wednesday, 12:30 - 13:40 (Lunch 'n' Learn)
'Into the Hearts of All Her Counsellors…'
Leigh Lewis
Wednesday, 12:30 - 13:40 (Lunch 'n' Learn)
London 2012: Jewish Olympic Athletes
Adrian Cohen, Ben Helfgott, Boaz Kramer
Wednesday, 12:30 - 13:40 (Lunch 'n' Learn)
Israel's Arab Citizens: a Jewish Issue
Elizabeth Harris-Sawczenko, Charles Keidan, Doug Krikler, Jeremy Newmark, Jonathan Wittenberg
Wednesday, 12:30 - 13:40 (Lunch 'n' Learn)
Israeli/Palestinian Nonviolence and the Power of Our Attention
Nadav Greenberg
Wednesday, 12:30 - 13:40 (Lunch 'n' Learn)
Are There Any Honest Journalists Left?
Daniel Johnson, Eetta Prince-Gibson, Gil Shefler
Wednesday, 14:00 - 15:10 (Afternoon Intensive)
Innovative Jews
Ruth Soetendorp
Wednesday, 14:00 - 15:10 (Afternoon Intensive)
Will the UN's Support of a Palestinian State Diminish the US's Position in the Middle East?
Uri Dromi, Daniel Johnson, Jonathan Rynhold, Hagai Segal, Ned Temko
Wednesday, 14:00 - 15:10 (Afternoon Intensive)
Love Your Neighbour As Yourself?
Eli Amir, Lorna Fitzsimons, Summer Jaber-Massarwa, Anshel Pfeffer, James Sevitt
Wednesday, 15:30 - 16:40 (Mid Afternoon)
My Wife Is a Bigamist: a Journey with Herzl
David Breakstone
Wednesday, 17:00 - 18:10 (Late Afternoon)
Holocaust Denial on Trial: a Personal Perspective
Deborah Lipstadt
Wednesday, 17:00 - 18:10 (Late Afternoon)
War of the Wombs: Fertility Policies in Israel
Rebecca Steinfeld
Wednesday, 17:00 - 18:10 (Late Afternoon)
Al Qaeda and Terrorism Ten Years Since 9/11
Hagai Segal
Wednesday, 17:00 - 18:10 (Late Afternoon)
Israel by Numbers
Daniel Reisel, Hannah Weisfeld
Wednesday, 17:00 - 18:10 (Late Afternoon)
Israel/Palestinian State
Daniel Johnson
Wednesday, 18:30 - 19:40 (Dinner Hour I)
Bedouin Communities in the Negev
Alice Wood
Wednesday, 18:30 - 19:40 (Dinner Hour I)
London Elections 2012: the Big Jewish Question Time
Adrian Cohen
Wednesday, 19:00 - 20:10 (Dinner Hour II)
Inside the US Government: Foreign Policy Formation
Marvin Feuer
Wednesday, 20:30 - 21:45 (Gala)
This Is NOT the Gala
Limmud
Thursday, 10:00 - 11:10 (Chavruta Alternatives)
Garinim V'etonim
Laura Janner-Klausner, Yuval Keren
Thursday, 10:00 - 11:10 (Chavruta Alternatives)
Israel Related Topics: Mind the Gap (4 of 4)
Lydia Aisenberg
Thursday, 11:30 - 12:40 (Morning Intensive)
Scandals of the Talmud: the Stories They Wouldn't Teach You in Cheder (4 of 4)
Yaffa Epstein
Thursday, 11:30 - 12:40 (Morning Intensive)
Philanthropy Uncut: Is Philanthropy a Lifestyle Accessory for the Rich or a Serious Vehicle for Social Change?
Charles Keidan
Thursday, 13:00 - 14:10 (Lunch 'n' Learn)
So How Was It for You?
Jonathan Boyd
Thursday, 13:00 - 14:10 (Lunch 'n' Learn)
Get Rich or Save the World?
Caylee Talpert
