On March 23rd, 2021 Israelis will go to the polls for the fourth time in two years. As Jews in the diaspora, we are often left wondering how this will end and the impact on those living in Israel.
Our Schedule:
Our series will run on three Sunday mornings; February 21st, February 28th, and March 21st. The Zoom room will open at 9:20 a.m. and the program will begin promptly at 9:30 a.m.
Click here to join us on Zoom. (Meeting ID: 858 3587 4403) Please note, our sessions will be recorded.
Our Speakers:
Our first guests will be joining us from Israel and we are so grateful to them for taking time to join us.
Sunday, February 21st
Achiya Schatz
Achiya Schatz, 35 years old, was the Spokesperson and Strategist for a few non-profit organizations in Israel. Achiya led and advised civil movements’ campaigns, including the latest anti-corruption protest in Israel.
If you missed this first in the series, click here to view our time with Achiya.
Sunday, February 28th
Dov Slomowitz
Dov Slomowitz was born in New Jersey and moved to Israel with his family on Aliyah in 1995. He was drafted into the IDF in March, 2008 and served as a small group commander in the Special forces unit Duv Duvan. Following his military service, Dov studied and graduated law school at Bar Ilan University. Dov is a lawyer at the one of the top law firms in Israel, S. Horowitz and Co.
Dov and his wife Dvora have two children, Tomer and Noam.
Click here to watch the second in our series featuring Dov.
Sunday, March 21st
Gabriel Mitchell
Gabriel Mitchell is the Director of External Relations of the Mitvim Institute and a PhD candidate in Government and International Affairs at Virginia Tech University. His research focuses on the relationship between energy security and the formation of Israeli foreign policy, international maritime law, and regional politics in the Eastern Mediterranean. Gabriel was selected as a 2017-2018 SAFE Energy Security Fellow, and was previously a research fellow at Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C., and Shalem College in Jerusalem. Between 2016 and 2018, Gabriel served as Mitvim’s representative in Washington DC. His areas of expertise include contemporary Turkish politics, Israel-Iran relations, US foreign policy, and Israel-Diaspora relations.