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Israel Conversation Series

The Israel Conversation Series -- this spring at Penn, Temple, Swarthmore, Drexel, Haverford and Bryn Mawr  -- is a program where students from a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives will come together once a week to learn about and discuss topics connected to Israel and the Middle East.  

Topics will be wide-ranging and include subjects such as politics, the arts, business, science, terrorism, and religion as they relate to Israel.

The series needs guest speakers.  Anyone with interesting life experience and/or knowledge relating to Israel and the Middle East is encouraged to fill out the guest form below.  

As a guest, you will not be expected to lecture, but to give a short talk on your background, experience, and subject matter, and be open to any questions students might ask.

If you're not sure if you would be right for this, we encourage you to fill in the form anyway.  Or call 215-868-1281 to discuss.

Our budget is very limited and we hope that you will be able to volunteer.  However, in certain circumstances, we may be able to raise funds, so if you are only able to participate for a fee, please fill in the form.

You are not committing to anything by filling in this form.  Campus Coordinators will contact you via email with an invitation, which is yours to accept or decline.

Please fill in the form below, or email or call Sam Cohen at 215-868-1281 if you have any questions.

 

Guest Speaker Form

Name:

Current Profession, Employment, and/or Affiliation:

Email Address:

Phone Number(s):

It is very important that you identify a topic, or topics, that you would like to discuss with the students.  Please do not write something like "Israel" or "the Middle East," but be as specific as possible.   For example:

  • Film in Israel

  • When is Anti-Zionism Anti-Semitism?

  • The Causes of Terrorism

  • Living with terrorism

  • What it's like to be in the army

  • Serving in the West Bank

  • Politics in Israel

  • Anti-Semitism in the Arab World

  • Islamic Fundamentalism

  • Islam and Judaism, similarities and differences

  • Media Bias

  • Jewish identity and Israel

  • Doing Business in Israel

  • Early History of the conflict

  • Divestment
List Your Topic(s):
How does your life experience or knowledge inform this topic:
Other life/work experience connected to Israel and the Middle East:
Any additional information about you that would be helpful:
(include any URL links, if applicable)
If you are an alumni of any Universities in the Greater Philadelphia area, please list the school, year and degree you received:

How did you hear about this program:

Any questions or comments?

I am willing to do this completely as a volunteer

I require an honorarium or reimbursement of expenses
Please explain exactly how much of an honorarium is required and what expenses will need to be reimbursed: