Meretz USA VP Leonard Grob speaks on "Anguish and Activism in the Holy Land"

05/20/2010 - 7:30pm

MAP (Mental health Activists in Partnership) Invites You to

An Evening of Study

 

From the Ground and From the Heart:

Anguish and Activism in the Holy Land. 

A Holocaust scholar and an Israeli activist reflect on obstacles and possibilities in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Thursday evening, May 20th, 7:30 pm

 

The Church of Saint Paul and Saint Andrew

86th and West End Ave, in the Chapel (entrance 86th St.)

 

This is an extraordinary opportunity to learn about the possibilities for humanizing this spiraling inferno with:

 

Leonard Grob, PhD, Vice-President of Meretz USA, coeditor of Anguished Hoped: Holocaust Scholars Confront the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

and

Sarah Kreimer, long-time Israeli activist, and author of an upcoming memoir: Visions and Divisions in Israel: My Journey Along the Seam

 

 

**Additionally, there will be representatives from several, vital NGOs working towards peace to meet before the presentations begin with those interested in getting involved (New Israel Fund, Friends of the Earth Middle East, Abraham’s Vision, Hand-in-Hand, Ir Amim, Meretz/USA, and others)

 

RSVP: mapstudygroup@gmail.com

Mental Health Activists in Partnership/MAP

 

Cost: $15

 (arrangements can be made for those observing the Jewish holiday)