Summer 2025
BEHIND THE HEADLINES
Sponsored by
Annette & Stephen Lambert
ON ZOOM: 5:00pm, Sundays
between 11 May and 27 July
Regular presenters and others announced weekly
Yonah Jeremy Bob
Author and military correspondent and literary editor for the Jerusalem Post
Herb Keinon
Journalist and columnist for The Jerusalem Post
Yaakov Lappin
Military and strategic affairs analyst and correspondent
Lectures
Sponsored by Evelyn and Howard Ross
| Date | Lecturer | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2025 |
MICHAL COTLER-WUNSH Politician and diplomat. Former MK and currently special envoy for combating antisemitism |
Combating Antisemitism Worldwide |
| 15 May 2025 |
DANNY AYALON Diplomat, columnist, and politician. Former Israeli Ambassador to the USA, and Deputy Foreign Minister |
The Day After |
| 22 May 2025 |
YORAM PORATH Director, press photographer and journalist |
The Secrets of Longevity in the Greek Island Ikaria |
| 29 May 2025 |
HARRY FREEDMAN Author of popular works of Jewish culture and history |
The History of the Venice Ghetto |
| 5 Jun 2025 |
JONATHAN RYNHOLD Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences and Head of the department of Political Studies, Bar Ilan University |
Trump's First 6 Months |
| 12 JUN 2025 |
ALIZA LAVIE Author and social entrepreneur. Former MK. Senior lecturer at Bar-Ilan University |
Repairing a Broken World |
| 19 Jun 2025 |
JONATHAN SPYER Political Commentator |
Navigating our Northern Borders |
| 26 Jun 2025 |
RICHARD RINBERG Author, Researcher, Former Businessman and Currently Guide at Yad Vashem |
The Bezalel School of Art (1906-1929) – Creating Jewish Art and Culture in the Yishuv |
| 3 Jul 2025 |
YAACOV LAPPIN Military and strategic affairs analyst and correspondent.Former Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, Govt. envoy for Innovation, CEO of Message Experts, and TV presenter |
Middle East Strategic Update |
| 10 Jul 2025 |
PAUL LIPTZ Historian |
The Jews of Budapest |
| 17 Jul 2025 |
AMOTZ ASA-EI Fellow of the Hartman Institute |
The Last Jewish Frontier |
| 24 Jul 2025 |
Dina Sender Researcher, Author, and Teacher |
Bridging Languages: My Journey from Charedi to Secular Life |
| 31 Jul 2025 |
ASHER SUSSER Professor Emeritus, Middle East History, Tel Aviv University |
Israel's Borders: From the Bible to Balfour and Beyond |
The regular lecture program and “War Briefings” are subject to change.
Simulcast lectures (Live and simultaneously on Zoom) will be notified in the weekly notices and will take place at 7 Stars Residence in Herzliya Pituach. There will be no extra charge for paid subscribers to attend any live lecture.