Event Details

Date/Time: 

Jun 4 2013 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Price: 

Free to the public, donations gratefully accepted;
signed copies of "Wrestling" $20
RSVPs 323.413.2001 or rsvp@levantinecenter.org

Where: 

Levantine Cultural Center
5998 W. Pico Blvd
Los Angeles CA 90035-2657
Between La Cienega & Fairfax
street parking or in underground CVS lot (till 10 pm only!)

Jewish Voice for Peace-Los Angeles presents an intimate evening with the rabbi Newsweek Magazine named one of the top 25 pulpit rabbis in America, author of the new book Wrestling in the Daylight, A Rabbi's Path to Solidarity with the Palestinians. Says Diana Buttu, "Brant Rosen's book is a journey of a rabbi who moves from believing in liberal Zionism, to questioning it to eventually abandoning it, in favor of humanist values of equality for all, irrespective of religion."

Brant Rosen is a graduate of UCLA, a congregational rabbi at Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in Evanston IL, and co-chair go the Jewish Voice for Peace Rabbinical Council.

"EGYPT NOW", PUBLIC DEBRIEFING ON THE POST-REVOLUTION ERA, BRINGS TOGETHER KEY ACTIVISTS, SCHOLARS AND GENERAL PUBLIC, MON., APRIL 29, 7 PM, LEVANTINE CULTURAL CENTER

[Los Angeles-APRIL 23, 2013]—To get a deeper sense of life in Egypt today after the popular revolution that toppled Hosni Mubarak and led to the election of Mohamed Morsi, top activists Jawad Nabulsi, Ahmed Maher and Karim Amer will speak to a limited audience in Los Angeles on Monday evening, April 29, 2013. "Egypt Now" is a public conversation with activist/entrepreneur Nabulsi, activist/engineer Maher, and activist/producer Amer (The Square), moderated by Nerfertiti Takla, on what Americans should know about Egypt in 2013.

There will be an exclusive short screening excerpt from the forthcoming documentary The Square by director Jehane Noujaim (Control Room) presented by its producer, Karim Amer. 

Event Details

Date/Time: 

May 4 2013 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Price: 

$18 general admission/$15 members/students/seniors
$20 at the door. RSVPs strongly advised: 323.413.2001
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Where: 

Levantine Cultural Center
5998 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90035-2657
Between La Cienega & Fairfax
ample street parking or CVS underground lot (till 10 pm only!

The Levantine Cultural Center presents a rare live performance lecture on the aesthetics of Arabic music.

Event Details

Date/Time: 

Apr 29 2013 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Price: 

Free to the public with reservations; donations welcome.
Complementary refreshments.
Seating for this event is limited. RSVPs strongly advised:
323.413.2001 or email rsvp@levantinecenter.org

Where: 

Levantine Cultural Center
5998 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90035-2657
Between La Cienega & Fairfax
ample street parking or in CVS underground lottill 10 pm only

"Egypt Now" is a public conversation with activist and entrepreneur Jawad Nabulsi, activist/engineer Ahmed Maher, and activist/producer Karim Amer (The Square)

[Los Angeles - APR 03, 2013] Dr. Norman Finkelstein, author of The Holocaust Industry and most recently Knowing Too Much: Why the American Jewish Romance With Israel is Coming to an End, will speak at several Southern California events on "Israel, Palestine and the Future of Peace." Finkelstein was the subject of the 2009 documentary "American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein."

A former history professor at DePaul University, Finkelstein has been barred from entering Israel again for 10 years due to his visit with Hezbollah officials following the Israel-Lebanon war in 2006. His pronouncements have alarmed the conservative Jewish community, and his stance on the two-state solution has irked the Jewish and Arab American left. Nonetheless, Finkelstein's arguments are always insightful and compelling. 

Event Details

Date/Time: 

Apr 18 2013 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Price: 

$8/$6 members/students

Where: 

Levantine Cultural Center
5998 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90035
Between La Cienega and Fairfax
street parking

Join us in the Levantine café for a film salon. This probing, definitive documentary about American academic Norman Finkelstein reveals a devoted son of Holocaust survivors who is an ardent critic of Israel and US Middle East policy. The author of several provocative books, including The Holocaust Industry and most recently Knowing Too Much, Why the American Jewish Romance With Israel is Coming to an End, Finkelstein has been at the center of many intractable controversies. This screening is cosponsored by The Friends of Film, a Year-Round Festival. Norman Finkelstein will be speaking in Orange County on April 23 and in Los Angeles on April 25, 2013. 

Event Details

Date/Time: 

Apr 23 2013 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Price: 

Free to the public, donations welcome.
$20 with a signed copy of "Knowing Too Much"
Reservations strongly advised due to limited seating: 323.413.2001
Click here to RSVP

Where: 

Chapman University
Beckman Hall 404, Bush Conference Room (bldg. off N.Glassel
1 University Dr Orange, CA 92866
Campus info, 714.997.6815

Always insightful, always compelling, Dr. Norman Finkelstein, historian and author of eight books, including most recently Knowing Too Much: Why the American Jewish Romance With Israel is Coming to an End, will come to Chapman University on Tuesday, April 23, 7 pm. He will be introduced by Prof. Nubar Hovsepian, who will moderate a Q & A after the presentation, followed by a book signing. The event is free and open to the public; donations are welcome. Finkelstein will present the arguments laid out in Knowing Too Much. Traditionally, he notes, American Jews have been broadly liberal in their political outlook; indeed African-Americans are the only ethnic group more likely to vote Democratic in US elections. Over the past half century, however, attitudes on one topic have stood in sharp contrast to this group's generally progressive stance: support for Israel. This forum made possible with the generous underwriting of Dr. Diane Shammas. Link to Chapman Campus Map here (see Beckman Hall, G6).

Event Details

Date/Time: 

Apr 25 2013 7:00pm - 8:45pm

Price: 

Suggested donation, $10/$5 students
$20 with a signed copy of "Knowing Too Much"

Where: 

Westwood Hills Congregational Church
1989 Westwood Blvd
corner of La Grange between Santa Monica & Olympic
Los Angeles CA 90025
lot parking, street parking

Subtitle: 

a public forum addresses the peace process, the two-state vs. one-state debate, and the matter of sanctions

Always insightful, always compelling, Dr. Norman Finkelstein, historian and author of eight books, including most recently Knowing Too Much: Why the American Jewish Romance With Israel is Coming to an End, will come to Westwood on Thursday, April 25, 7 pm. "Israel, Palestine and the Future of Peace" is a public forum organized by LA Jews for Peace with support from the Levantine Cultural Center and open to everyone. Finkelstein will present the arguments laid out in Knowing Too Much. Traditionally, he notes, American Jews have been broadly liberal in their political outlook; indeed African-Americans are the only ethnic group more likely to vote Democratic in US elections. Over the past half century, however, attitudes on one topic have stood in sharp contrast to this group's generally progressive stance: support for Israel. There will be a public Q & A and book signing following the presentation. KPFK Pacific 90.7 FM is a media sponsor.