6:00 pm Shabbat Summer Services
7:00 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Schloss Summer Lecture
On Friday, July 29, Temple Beth El and the Jewish Federation's Community Relations Committee will co-sponsor the Seventh Annual Schloss Summer Lecture. This year, we will explore the quickly changing landscape of the Middle East and its impact on Israel. Featured guest speakers will include Queens University of Charlotte Professor of Political Science and International Studies, Dr. Alexa Royden, and Dr. Rafi Danziger, Director of Research and Information for AIPAC (the American Israel Public Affairs Committee) and editor of its biweekly newsletter, Near East Report.
Why not start your weekend off at Temple Beth El? Join us at 6:00 pm for our summer Shabbat worship service, followed by dinner at 7:00 pm in the David Silverman Social Hall. Reservations for dinner ($10/person) are required and may be made at www.beth-el.com/RSVP or by calling 704-749-3070. From 7:30-8:30 pm, we will enjoy an hour of engaging dialogue on this topic of pressing interest to the Jewish world. This lecture was established by Marc and Mattye Silverman in memory of Marc's uncle, Simeon Archibald "Happy" Schloss, Jr. Happy was a passionate, original founder of Temple Beth El, and a treasurer. For more information, please contact Sue Hummel at 704-749-3054 or shummel@beth-el.com.
Dr. Alexa Royden is a Professor in the Political Science and International Studies at Queens University of Charlotte. She teaches World Politics, Chinese Politics, Contemporary American Foreign Policy, International Human Rights, International Terrorism and CORE 220. Her research interests include global governance, international organizations, international security, nonproliferation and human rights. Her work to date investigates the evolution of legitimacy and public authority within international organizations, specifically the nonproliferation regime. Dr. Royden holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, an M.A. in International Affairs from George Washington University, and a B.A. from Rollins College.
Dr. Rafi Danziger joined AIPAC in 1990 as Director of Research and Information, and also is the editor of AIPAC's biweekly newsletter, Near East Report. During the 1980s he was a foreign policy analyst at the American Jewish Congress. Previously, he taught modern Middle Eastern history at the University of Haifa in Israel, and at the University of Washington in Seattle. He also was a visiting fellow at Princeton University and a consultant on Middle Eastern affairs at the Hudson Institute. Dr. Danziger holds a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton, an M.A. from the University of Washington, and a B.A. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has published a book and many articles on the Middle East and North Africa, and his op-eds have appeared in the New York Times and other leading newspapers. He has lectured extensively on the Middle East, and was interviewed on the PBS MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour and other news programs.
