The Robert & Florence Chertkof Endowed
“Live from NY’s 92nd Street Y” Broadcast Series
Beth El’s presentation of the Live from NY's 92nd Street Y™ is made possible through an endowment from Robert and Florence Chertkof. Further funding comes from our sponsors Princeton Sports and Kipp Visual Systems.
Live from NY's 92nd Street Y™ uses satellite technology to simultaneously broadcast the Y's renowned educational and cultural programming to community organizations across America. Our program this year has selected from a series of lectures, interviews, panels and readings featuring newsmakers, political figures, opinion-shapers and authors. Beth El participants will join some of the world's most fascinating people for compelling and thought-provoking interactive discussions on the issues and events that affect our lives. We will also e-mail questions to the presenters for their response in the Q&A as if we were in the New York audience.
Tony Blair
Tuesday, September 14, 8:00 p.m.
Offit Auditorium
Tony Blair has been one of the most dynamic leaders of modern times; few British prime ministers have shaped the nation’s course as profoundly as he did during his ten years in power, and his achievements and his legacy will be debated for years to come. In his much anticipated memoirs, Mr. Blair tells of his extraordinary political and personal journey, charting his successes, controversies and disappointments with unusual candor. A Journey: My Political Life is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the complexities of our modern world. As an account on the nature and uses of power, A Journey: My Political Life illuminates the challenges of leadership today. Join us for a compelling conversation with Mr. Blair as he discusses, for the first time in New York, his recently published memoir, and more.
Tzipi Livni: Francine and Abdallah
Simon: State of World Jewry Lecture
Sunday, October 3, 8:00 p.m.
Offit Auditorium
Tzipi Livni, one of Israel’s most high-profile and influential political figures, served as an officer in the IDF, and later in the Mossad, before she, along with other prominent figures in Israel, formed the Kadima Party in 2005. In 2006 she was appointed Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and with the establishment of the Netanyahu government, she became leader of the Kadima Party and head of the opposition.
Alan Dershowitz and Bret Stephens
Thursday, November 4, 8:00 p.m.
Offit Auditorium
The prolific author and outspoken advocate for Israel, Alan Dershowitz discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the most controversial issues of the day with The Wall Street Journal deputy editorial page editor Bret Stephens. Alan Dershowitz is the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and the author of many books, including The Case for Israel, The Case for Peace and, most recently, The Trials of Zion. Bret Stephens is deputy editorial page director for The Wall Street Journal and the writer of its Global View column.