Date: Feb 23, 2010

Mideast Update With Michael Tuchfeld, One of Israel's Leading TV Journalists

March 10 and 17, 2010; Part of Hofstra's Issues In Judaism Lecture Series

Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY ... The Hofstra Cultural Center and Hofstra Hillel will present two lectures in March 2010 by one of Israel’s leading TV journalists Michael Tuchfeld. Mr. Tuchfeld is a political analyst and media consultant and host for Kol Israel – Israeli Broadcasting Authority. He is also a former parliamentary correspondent and news editor for TV2, The Knesset Channel in Jerusalem Israel.

Tickets for each lecture are priced separately at $8, $7 for senior citizens (over 65 with I.D.) and $5 for matriculated non-Hofstra students (with I.D.). Members of the Hofstra community receive one free ticket upon presentation of a current HofstraCard. The lectures are supported in part by the Dorothy and Elmer Kirsch Endowment for the Hofstra Cultural Center. Ticket proceeds will benefit the Judaic Studies Scholarship Fund at Hofstra University.
                                                   
For tickets contact the John Cranford Adams Playhouse Box Office at (516) 463-6644 and for more information contact the Hofstra Cultural Center at (516) 463-5669 or visit www.hofstra.edu/culture.

Lecture Schedule:

*Wednesday, March 10, 8 p.m.

“Prime Minister Netanyahu’s First Year: Are We Closer to Peace in the Middle East?”
Location: Multipurpose Room, Mack Student Center, North Campus

*Wednesday, March 17, 8 p.m.

“How Might The Goldstone Report Influence the War Against Terrorism?”
Location: Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Joan and Arnold Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus

•    Was the Goldstone Report severely flawed and motivated by anti-Israel bias?
•    How would the report influence any future struggle against terrorism?
•    What should Israel do facing the danger of an international trial in the International Court of Justice
in The Hague?

A question and answer period will follow each lecture.

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