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Jewish Currents Magazine – Book Launch with Peter Beinart: ‘Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza’
January 29 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Join Jewish Currents Magazine in Adler Hall for the launch of editor-at-large Peter Beinart’s new book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning. Beinart will be joined in conversation by MSNBC journalist and commentator Ayman Mohyeldin. In-person and online!
In Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza, Beinart considers how a story of persecution and victimhood has come to dominate contemporary Jewish life, even as Israel is decimating the conditions of life for millions. That narrative, Beinart argues, both warps our understanding of Israel and Palestine and erases much of the nuance of Jewish religious tradition. After more than a year of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza—and the deployment of Jewish text and history to justify mass slaughter and starvation—Beinart insists that Jews must tell a new story. After this war, whose horror will echo for generations, they must offer a new answer to the question: What does it mean to be a Jew?
Tickets to this event are free for Jewish Currents members. Non-member tickets are available for a suggested donation of $18—or for $36, get a ticket plus a signed copy of the book. Not in New York, or unable to attend in-person? Get a virtual ticket: free for members, or a suggested donation of $9 for non-members.
We hope you’ll join Peter Beinart and Ayman Mohyeldin for this special evening. Registration is required and seats are limited. Get your ticket now to guarantee your spot!