Evanston Interfaith Israel-Palestine Scholars-in-Residence: Learning Together: Two-Part Lecture Series with David Myers and Hussein Ibish

Learning Together: An Interfaith Approach to the War in Gaza

Join the Evanston Interfaith Clergy for a thought-provoking two-part lecture series on the
history of Israel/Palestine, presented by Jewish scholar Dr. David N. Myers and Arab scholar Dr. Hussein Ibish.
Registration Required: bit.ly/LearningTogetherEvanston 

Part I: “From the Origins of Zionism to the Fateful Year of 1948”
Saturday, February 17, from 2:00 – 4:30 pm at Second Baptist Church
Part II: “From Independence/Nakba to October 7 and its Aftermath”
Sunday, February 18, from 2:00 – 4:30 pm at Faith Temple Church of God in Christ

The lectures will provide a multi-lens perspective, offering insights into how Israelis and
Palestinians see themselves and each other. An open forum for questions and discussion will
follow each session.
This event aims to foster understanding and facilitate constructive dialogue on a complex and
serious topic. We invite you to engage in this opportunity for learning and reflection.
Discounted Tickets Available on Eventbrite for $5 (plus fees of about $2) using Promo COde INTERFAITH
Tickets at the door are $25 (with no fees)
Registration Required: bit.ly/LearningTogetherEvanston or

LIVESTREAM OPTION: Speaker portion of the progams only will be available at the time of the programs at the following links: 

Saturday, February 17: Second Baptist Church Livestream

Sunday, February 18: Faith Temple Church Livestream 

Speaker Bios:

Dr. Hussein Ibish is a senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in
Washington, a weekly columnist for The National (UAE) and a regular contributor to
The Atlantic. He previously served as a senior fellow at the American Task Force on
Palestine, executive director of the Foundation for Arab-American Leadership, and
communications director for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. He has
a PhD in comparative literature from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Dr. David N. Myers is Distinguished Professor of History and holds the Sady and
Ludwig Kahn Chair in Jewish History at UCLA, where he serves as the director of the
UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy. He also directs the UCLA Initiative to Study
Hate. He is the author or editor of many books in the field of Jewish history, including,
with Nomi Stolzenberg, American Shtetl: The Making of Kiryas Joel, a Hasidic Village in
Upstate New York (Princeton, 2022), which was awarded the 2022 National Jewish Book
Award in American Jewish studies. From 2018-2023, he served as president of the New
Israel Fund.