Prof. Ayman Agbaria, Sheikha Helawy and Noa Yaron-Dayan in conversation with Anat Sharon Belais
“And so/ it has taken me/ all of sixty years/ to understand / that water is the finest drink, / and bread the most delicious food, / and that art is worthless/ unless it plants/ a measure of splendor in people’s hearts.” (From Arabic: Peter Cole)
Conversation between Benjamin Balint and Matti Friedman on the latter’s book on Leonard Cohen’s experiences with IDF soldiers during the Yom Kippur War.
“For Far and Near,” an international literary festival convened by Agnon House in Jerusalem and the Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace, is dedicated to themes of peace, war, conflicts and possible resolutions, as they are represented in Hebrew, Palestinian, and international literature. The festival will include both online events and hybrid real-world events that will be broadcasted.
East Jerusalem Panel (in English) presenting and discussing the findings of the East Jerusalem 2023-24 project:
The academic and professional aspirations, dilemmas and trajectories of young Palestinian East Jerusalem women
Panel Chair: Dr. Samira Alayan, the Truman Institute, Principle Investigator of the Truman East Jerusalem Project: Introduction and presentation of the project