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> From: Levantine Cultural Center <[email protected]> > Date: April 26, 2012 10:17:50 AM PDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: 5/14 Miko Peled, Saree Makdisi, Yuval Ron, Naser Musa, "Hawks & > Doves" WGA Theatre > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Having trouble viewing this email? Click here > > > > > > > > > > > > HAWKS & DOVES IN THE GARDEN OF PEACE > > May 14 2012 7:00pm - 9:00pm > $15-$35 > Click here to buy tickets > > Where: > Writers Guild Theatre > 135 S. Doheny Dr. > Beverly Hills CA 90211 > parking lots $3 and $5, street parking > > In a public forum and concert entitled "Hawks and Doves in the Garden of > Peace," Israeli American activist Miko Peled will present his new watershed > book The General's Son: the Journey of an Israeli in Palestine (pub. Just > World Books, June 15, 2012). > > The program takes place at the Writers Guild Theatre in Beverly Hills, where > a Q & A will be moderated by Palestinian American author and UCLA professor > Saree Makdisi. The program will be preceded by a concert for peace with the > Palestinian-Jordanian virtuoso performer Naser Musa and his friend and > Israeli counterpart, Academy-Award© winning musician and composer Yuval Ron. > Copies of the new book The General's Son will be available for purchase and > signing by the author. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4ZfnpN4Dfc > > Each year around mid-May, while Israel and the Jewish community celebrate the > independence of Israel, Palestinians and the Arab community commemorate > "Nakbah Day" on May 15, remembering the "catastrophe" that overcame historic > Palestine. In The General's Son (with a forward by Alice Walker) Miko Peled > continues the ground-breaking peace work begun by his hawkish father, General > Matti Peled, who after the 1967 war, became one of Israel's strongest > advocates for the two-state solution. Read review. > > "Hawks and Doves" is produced by the Levantine Cultural Center with support > from Friends of Sabeel, LA Jews for Peace, Jewish Voice for Peace and many > prominent members of both the Jewish and Arab community. The program is one > in a long series of public conversations on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict > presented by the Levantine Cultural Center since its founding in the summer > of 2001. Levantine programs use cultural diplomacy to address complex issues, > while endeavoring to bridge political and religious divides. Says event > producer Jordan Elgrably, who recently produced "Sarah's War"--a critically > acclaimed play on the conflict--"Peace is not a luxury, it is a > responsibility we must own for our children." > > May 14, 2012, 7 pm, "Hawks and Doves in the Garden of Peace," Writers Guild > Theatre, 135 S. Doheny Dr., Beverly Hills 90211. Tickets $15-$35. Call > 323.413.2001 for information and reservations. More info online here. This > event is a benefit for the new Levantine Cultural Center, coming in 2013. > > Please RSVP to 323.413.2001. > > The event is sponsored by: > Levantine Cultural Center, Los Angeles > Friends of Sabeel > LA Jews for Peace > Jewish Voice for Peace > Rabbi Leonard Beerman, Bana Hilal, Amani Jabsheh, Lillian Laskin, Tony > Litwinko, Souhail Toubia et al. > > Additional sponsors invited to help underwrite the marketing and promotion of > this program to reach as many people as possible. Please call us at > 310.657.5511. > > About Us > Founded in 2001, the Levantine Cultural Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit > organization that champions a greater understanding of the Middle East and > North Africa. We present arts and educational programs to help bridge > political and religious divides and provide Americans with a broader view of > the Arab/Muslim world. Our programs are largely supported by individual, > family and foundation contributions, memberships and select events. > > Get involved... > > > > > > > > > > > > Forward this email > > This email was sent to [email protected] by [email protected] | > > Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe | > Privacy Policy. > Levantine Cultural Center | 5998 W. 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