The Annual International Conference of the Leo Baeck Institute Jerusalem
26-28 January 2021
In cooperation with the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Israel, the Moses Mendelssohn Center for European-Jewish Studies, the Open University of Israel, the Institute of Jewish Studies at the University of Antwerp, and the Academic Working Group of the Leo Baeck Institute in Germany.
The conference will take place on Zoom.
To register for this free online conference:
Tuesday, January 26, 2021: https://www.fee.co.il/e12349/0/en
Wednesday, January 27, 2021: https://www.fee.co.il/e16489/0/en
Thursday, January 28, 2021: https://www.fee.co.il/e32324/0/en
Please note the hours in the program are Israel time. Brussels time (CET) is -1h.
As a part of the conference the Leo Baeck Institute will host the writer Meir Shalev on the Institutes' Facebook page for a conversation with the literary critic Shiri Lev Ari. The two will discuss the Jews' attitude to nature, especially in biblical times and today, from the beginning of Zionism, through the teaching of nature in schools and through various literary sources, including Meir Shalev's books, with emphasis on his book 'Mein Wildgarten'.
Link to Facebook live on Monday 25 January at 19h Israel time (18h Brussels time): https://www.facebook.com/leobaeckjerusalem/posts/3911628965556363