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FEBRUARY 9

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AFTER FEBRUARY 9

      • Thu 02/21/13
        7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
      • Idan Cohen Dance Company
      • Abramson Family Recital Hall

      • Idan Cohen Dance Company
        Thursday, February 21, 7:30 p.m.
        Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center

        PLEASE NOTE: EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT
        A limited number of student tickets may still be available -- AU students please contact Laura Cutler for current availability: 202-885-3780.


        Israeli choreographer Idan Cohen brings his dance company to American University to perform excerpts of his ...more

        Type: Performance
        Host: Center for Israel Studies

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      • Sun 03/03/13
        9:00 am – 5:00 pm
      • Israel Studies & Jewish Studies in America
      • Abramson Family Founders Room, SIS Building

      • The "Israel Studies and Jewish Studies in America," conference is sponsored by American University's Center for Israel Studies and Jewish Studies Program, the Israel Institute (Jerusalem and Washington), and by Ludwig-Maximilian University Munich.

        RSVP: www.american.edu/cas/israelstudies/rsvp/march3.cfm

        Conference Chairs:
        Michael Brenner, Seymour and Lillian Abensohn Chair in Israel ...more

        Type: Conference
        Host: Center for Israel Studies

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      • Wed 03/20/13
        8:30 pm – 10:00 pm
      • "The Invisible Men" film screening and discussion with the director
      • Mary Graydon Center 200 (Gianni Lounge)

      • 'The Invisible Men' tells the story of gay Palestinians who have run away from their families and are now hiding illegally in Tel Aviv. Their stories are told through the film's heroes: Louie, 32 years old, a gay Palestinian who has been hiding in Tel Aviv for the past 8 years; Abdu, 24 years old, who was exposed as gay in Ramallah and then accused of espionage and tortured by Palestinian ...more

        Type: Film/Movie
        Host: Center for Israel Studies

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      • Mon 04/15/13
        5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
      • Reflections on Israel at 65: Can President Obama Revive the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process?
      • Battelle-Tompkins Atrium

      • A panel of AU professors will discuss the prospects for Israeli/Palestinian peace as well as Israel's relations with other countries in the region on the occasion of Israel's 65th Anniversary and in light of President Obama's recent trip to Israel. This student-organized event features SIS Professor Guy Ziv, SIS Adjunct Professor Dan Arbell, and SIS and Washington Semester Professor Mohamed ...more

        Type: Panel Discussion
        Host: Center for Israel Studies

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      • Mon 04/22/13
        7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
      • FDR and the Jews
      • Abramson Family Recital Hall

      • Please join Distinguished University Professors Richard Breitman and Allan Lichtman as they discuss their new book, FDR and the Jews.

        The event is free and open to the public.

        Please join us for a book signing and dessert reception after the talk.

        For more about the authors and book, please see

        -- News article and video clips: Roosevelt Neither Villain nor Hero for the Jews

        -- FDR and the ...more

        Type: Lecture/Speaker
        Host: CAS Dean's Office

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