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Kenneth Stein to speak at the APJCC Feb. 16

Kenneth W. Stein, a professor of contemporary Middle Eastern history, political science and Israeli studies at Emory University will give the second SBI lecture on Thursday, Feb. 16 at the APJCC. His talk will focus on “The Middle East in the 21st Century: What is the Meaning for Israel?” He is the author of many scholarly books and articles, including Heroic Diplomacy: Sadat, Kissinger, Carter, Begin, and the Quest for Arab-Israeli Peace and The Blood of Abraham: Insights into the Middle East in collaboration with former President Jimmy Carter.

Stein’s scholarly articles have focused on the origins of modern Israel, Palestinian social history, the British Mandate in Palestine, the Arab-Israeli negotiating process, American foreign policy toward the region, and the modern Arab world.

A graduate of Franklin and Marshall College, Dr. Stein earned two masters and a doctorate from the University of Michigan. Since coming to Emory in 1977, he has founded and developed the International Studies Center, was the first director of the Carter Center (1983-1986), and established the Middle East Research Program (1992) and the Institute for the Study of Modern Israel (1997). In 2002, he received Emory’s Marion V. Creekmore Award for his quarter-century commitment to the internationalization of Emory College’s curriculum. His undergraduate course, “History, Politics and Diplomacy of the Arab-Israeli Conflict,” is one of Emory’s most popular courses.

SBI lectures begin at 7:30 p.m. followed by book sales and signing. All lectures will be held at the Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center, 14855 Oka Rd. Los Gatos. Free on-site parking is available.
To order tickets or for more information call 357-7514 or visit www.svjcc.org.

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