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Ken Bialkin Panel: The Current Events Facing The State of Israel

August 23, 2020 @ 10:00 am11:00 am

In memory of Ken Bialkin, a courageous leader of the Jewish people and staunch supporter of the State of Israel.

Join a group of diverse experts and insiders for a paneled discussion on Israel, Zionism, Israeli politics, antisemitism, and contemporary issues. There is no single Jewish voice about the Jewish relationship with Israel, and each of our panelists brings a unique perspective to the conversation. You will hear views that will both challenge you, and strengthen your connection to Israel.

Jewish Center of the Hamptons is proud to continue a tradition that began over 15 years ago by our member, Ken Bialkin, of hosting a panel discussion on Israel and the Middle East. This is the conversation on Israel that you can’t miss.


Jewish Center of the Hamptons gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Bialkin Family Foundation.


Ken Bialkin ~ 1929-2019

Kenneth J. Bialkin

Mr. Bialkin graduated from the University of Michigan in 1950 with a degree in economics, and then earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1953. His law practice encompassed a broad range of corporate and securities law matters. He was a partner in the law firm of Willkie Farr & Gallagher before joining Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. More >


Amanda Berman

Amanda Berman is the Founder and Executive Director of the Zioness Movement, a new initiative empowering and activating Zionists on the progressive left to stand proudly in social justice spaces as Jews and Zionists. Until she recently made the transition to focusing exclusively on building the much-needed Zioness community, Amanda was also a civil rights attorney fighting anti-Semitism legally, spearheading such groundbreaking initiatives as the international action against Kuwait Airways for its discrimination against Israeli nationals, and the dual cases against San Francisco State University for its constitutional and civil rights violations against Jewish and Israeli students and community members.More >

Stephen M. Greenberg

Stephen M. Greenberg has enjoyed a long and storied career spanning positions in public service, the private practice of law, corporate leadership, and charitable endeavors. After earning his juris doctorate with honors from The George Washington University Law Center, Steve joined the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey, rising to the position of Executive Assistant. Thereafter, Steve became one of the founding partners in Robinson, Wayne & Greenberg, then a leading Newark law firm. More >

Malcolm I. Hoenlein

In June 1986, Malcolm Hoenlein was elected Executive Vice Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, the coordinating body on international and national concerns for 52 national Jewish organizations. Previously, he served as the founding Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater New York, the central coordinating agency for Jewish organizations in the metropolitan New York area. Prior to that, he was the founding Executive Director of the Greater New York Conference on Soviet Jewry. More >

Rabbi Josh Weinberg

Rabbi Josh Weinberg serves as the Vice President of the URJ for Israel and Reform Zionism and is the Executive Director of ARZA, the Association of Reform Zionists of America. He was ordained from the HUC-JIR Israeli Rabbinic Program in Jerusalem, and is currently living in New York. Josh previously served as the Director of the Israel program for the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and as a faculty member of NFTY-EIE High School in Israel teaching Jewish History. Josh is a reserve officer in the IDF spokesperson’s unit, has hiked the Israel-trail, and came on Aliyah to Israel in 2003. More >

Details

Date:
August 23, 2020
Time:
10:00 am–11:00 am

Venue

Zoom

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