Mondays, March 16-May 18, 2026 @ 7- 8:30 pm

Eastside Jewish Commons

2420 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR 97232

Instructor: Joel Beinin

Join us for a 10-week course entitled “A History of Palestine and Israel,” taught by Joel Beinin, Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History and Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University. Joel is a member of Havurah Shalom in Portland. He has taught versions of this class several times in congregations in the Portland area and online nationally. His teachings are accessible and offer depth and insight.

The course meets Mondays at 7:00-8:30pm. Come grapple with the history, engage with difficult ideas, and process complex questions in a respectful environment.

Topics include:

The Crisis of Eastern Europe Jewry

Late Ottoman Palestine

Origins of the Zionist Movement

The Balfour Declaration and the Zionist Alliance with British Imperialism

The Palestinian National Movement

The Nakba

The 1967 War and Occupation

The US-Israeli Alliance

Gaza

Cost of attendance, $18; no one turned away for lack of funds

For more information: Email: IMJCP25@gmail.com Phone: 503 477-7409

Payment /Register https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/YB8CLNM72J9ZA

Sponsored by: Havurah Shalom Israel/Palestine Committee and Some Members of the Jewish Community of Portland Oregon

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