Author and researcher Prof. Ted Sasson to speak about "The New Politics of Israel in the American Jewish Community"

Ted Sasson, is Associate Professor of International Studies at Middlebury College and Senior Research Scientist at the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University. He has published widely on American Jewish opinion, Israel experience tourism, and Israeli politics, and is author of the forthcoming book Contested Homeland: American Jews' Changing Relationship to Israel.

This event is sponsored by J Street Boston.

J Street is the political home for pro-Israel, pro-peace Americans to advocate for vigorous U.S. leadership to achieve a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and to broaden debate around Israel and the Middle East in national politics and the American Jewish community.

J Street Boston is one of the largest and most active of the almost 40 local J Street communities across the country. It has a growing list of over 10,000 supporters and a Rabbinic Cabinet of some 40 rabbis, cantors, and rabbinical students. J Street Boston activists are involved in home district congressional advocacy, media work, synagogue and community outreach, educational engagement, and more.