Dr. Daniel Stein Kokin, the Bildner Center’s Norman and Syril Reitman Visiting Professor, introduces his digital mapping project, “All the Points,” which examines the creation of Zionist and Israeli communities in the Land and State of Israel from the 19th century to the present. Starting with the classical Zionist notion of each new community as “‘od nekudah ‘al ha-mappah” (another point on the map), this three-session online mini-course will explore the historical role of this rhetoric of points; examine how settlement changes have influenced peace plans across decades; and discuss Israeli and Palestinian communities imagined in literature and art. Free and open to the public, the sessions will be held Wednesdays, Dec. 3, 10, & 17; 7 p.m. ET. Advance registration required on the Bildner Center website.
Sponsor: The Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life at Rutgers University