Leo Baeck Institute Lecture Series 2016/17
This season’s topic intends to discuss the complicated and multi-layered relationship of the European Left with Zionism and the State of Israel. We will examine this broad subject from a historical perspective and will shed light on the different debates in various European countries.
This season’s speakers were:
Thursday, 24 November 2016
Dr Brian Klug – Denouncing Israel: Anti-colonialism or Antisemitism on the British Left?
Thursday, 8 December 2016
Prof Christina Späti – The German-speaking Left and Israel: Legacies and Developments since 1948
Thursday, 26 Jauary 2017
Dr Michel Dreyfus – The Two Lefts in France: Divisions over Zionism and Israel
Thursday, 16 February 2017
Dr Jan Gerber – A Prague Trial: The People against Rudolf Slánský
Thursday, 16 March 2017
Panel Discussion – Nick Cohen, Prof David Feldman, Prof Christina Späti and Dr Peter Ullrich
For more information on the this season’s lecture series, please refer to the leaflet here.