A Jewish and Social-Justice Vision for Israel
Keynote Speaker: Avraham BurgDate: Monday 2 March 2009 To Book online Click Here For further details please contact Amit Handelsman on 02077242266 or amit@uknif.org |
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In an article written only a few months after the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, Avraham Burg called for the State of Israel to re-embrace The Ten Commandments in order to develop a type of Judaism that fights for human rights, takes care of the weakest of society and is based on justice and integrity.
Join New Israel Fund together with the South London Israel Forum, Wimbledon and District Reform Synagogue, South London Liberal Synagogue, North Western Reform Synagogue and Kingston Liberal Synagogue to be inspired and learn how Israel – the State of the Jewish people - can truly become a Democratic state for all her citizens.
Avraham Burg’s latest book “The Holocaust Is Over; We Must Rise from Its Ashes”, will be on sale before and after the event.
Avraham (Avrum) Burg, an activist and political leader, has been a leading figure in Israeli politics for over 20 years. As the youngest Speaker in the history of the Knesset and a staunch supporter of peace in the Middle East, Burg has led the way to a more liberal reconciliatory approach to the Middle East conflict and became the first speaker to invite his Palestinian counterpart to address the Israeli Knesset.
Burg was Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel, and has written for The Guardian and the International Herald Tribune and appeared on numerous news channels. Currently, he is leading a British-Israeli investment company that attracts funds to strengthen businesses in Israel.
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