Michael Oren, Ex-Israel Ambassador, To Speak In West Orange

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Michael Oren, a former West Orange resident and Israeli ambassador to the U.S., will speak at B’nai Shalom at 300 Pleasant Valley Way on Tuesday, Sept. 4 at 8 p.m.

Oren, who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for the Kulanu party and deputy Mminister in the Prime Minister’s Office, will hold a public forum titled “Israel and American Jews: Common Destiny or Separate Paths?”

According to B’nai Shalom, Oren has written books, articles and essays on Middle Eastern history, including the New York Times best-selling Power, Faith and Fantasy, Six Days of War: June 1967, The Making of the Modern Middle East and Ally. He has been a visiting professor at Harvard, Yale, and Georgetown universities in the United States, as well as the Hebrew and Tel Aviv universities in Israel.

Purchase tickets or learn more here, or call 973-731-0160.

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Photo via B’nai Shalom