Ilan Berman and Nadine Epstein discuss the fall of Syria's Bashar Al-Assad
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A Deep Dive into the Fall of al-Assad and the Implications for the Middle East with Ilan Berman and Nadine Epstein

After 50 years of family rule, including 13 years of civil war, the people of Syria are celebrating, for now. What happened and how did it happen so quickly? What is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)—the rebel group that may emerge as the ruling party, who is its leader, Abu Mohammed al-Julani and will they be good for the Syrian people? What role did Israel play and what are the implications for the geopolitics of the region?

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Sabbath Queen with Amichai Lau Lavie, Sandi DuBowski and Aimee Ginsburg Bikel

Amichai Lau-Lavie and Sandi DuBowski are in conversation with Lau-Lavie’s longtime friend, journalist and writer Aimee Ginsburg Bikel, author of Theodore Bikel’s The City of Light, about the Sabbath Queen and what it means to be in the “messy middle.”

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Daughters of Abraham: How an Israeli-American and Palestinian-American are Bridging the Divide since October 7 with Nada Higuera, Heidi Basch-Harod, Zainab Khan and Sarah Breger

A discussion about what it means to listen to one another through uncomfortable conversations, how to create empathy in an ever-polarizing world, and how personal connections can begin to bridge seemingly insurmountable divides.

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The State of American Democracy: Post-Presidential 2024 Election Edition with E.J. Dionne and Robert Siegel

Join us for a post-election conversation on the state of American democracy and its array of checks and balances, with E.J. Dionne, syndicated columnist for the Washington Post and Moment contributor Robert Siegel, former NPR host of All Things Considered.

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Jewish Life in a Democracy: Lessons in Confronting Antisemitism with Hayley Finn, Lauren Strauss and Amy E. Schwartz

Join Theater J Artistic Director Hayley Finn and Jewish historian Lauren Strauss, Senior Professorial Lecturer at American University, for a discussion of the probing—and timely—questions raised about safety, assimilation and the status of Jewish life in a democracy.

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A Wide Open Conversation with Senator Ben Cardin

Join Senator Cardin for a wide-open conversation about growing up Jewish in Baltimore, his career in politics, the current rise in both antisemitism and anti-Zionism, his firm stance in supporting Israel and the work he has done to help bring the hostages home, as well as his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead with the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

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