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New Voices: Perspectives from Israeli and Palestinian Young Adults

An unprecedented panel of five young adults, coming to Boston from the West Bank and Israel, will take part in a frank discussion.

Youth voices represent a critical pulse in today’s society. An unprecedented panel of five young adults, coming to Boston from the West Bank and Israel, will take part in a frank discussion about their realities and the futures they envision on Thursday, April 14 at 7:30pm. The talk takes place at the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center (333 Nahanton St.) in Newton. Moderating the conversation will be Naomi Darom (pictured), a fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University and former journalist at the Israeli magazine Musaf Haaretz. Panelists are:

· Daniella Garson lives in Jerusalem and is a student at Hebrew University

· Jawad Masri is a Palestinian pursuing his master’s degree at Tel Aviv University

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· Jowan Qupty is a Palestinian-Israeli from East Jerusalem studying at Tel Aviv University

· Tamar Shalem is a student at Hebrew University and writes for the student newspaper

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· Noam Shouster-Eliassi lives in Israel, has familial roots in Iran and is a graduate of Brandeis University

New Voices is part of the Jonathan Samen Hot Buttons, Cool Conversations Discussion Series at the JCC – a program of the Ryna Greenbaum JCC Center for the Arts. Tickets are $18. Visit www.bostonjcc.org/hotbuttons or contact 866-811-4111 or boxoffice@jccgb.org.

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