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Schedule of Presentations: Roya Hakakian
April 23-26, 2009

  • Thursday, April 23, 12:00 noon, Alverno College. Meeting with Alverno students.

  • Thursday, April 23, 7 p.m. Alverno College Teaching, Learning and Technology Center, 3400 S. 43rd St.
    Debate: "'Our' Middle East/ Whose Middle East? Official Versions/Historical Perspectives" with

    • Roya Hakakian
    • Rakefet Ginsberg, Israel Center director, Milwaukee Jewish Federation
    • Sadiqa Issa, finance professional, community activist
    • Douglas Savage, assistant director, Institute of World Affairs, UWM
    • Moderater: Jeana Abromeit, professor of sociology, Alverno College

  • Friday morning, April 24, at Alverno with faculty from local universities.

  • Friday, April 24, 6 p.m., at Hillel Foundation-Milwaukee. For more information, call 961-2010.

  • Saturday, April 25, 9 a.m. at Congregation Emanu-El B'ne Jeshurun, 2020 W. Brown Deer Rd.

  • Saturday, 7 p.m., Boswell Book Company, 2559 North Downer Ave. -- Meets with local Iranian community.

  • Sunday, April 26, noon, WSJL 2009 Annual Meeting at UWM Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd.

The programs are free and open to the public. The fee for lunch at the WSJL Annual Meeting is $22. To make lunch reservations, use our online reservation form or contact WSJL at 414-963-4135. (We are able to accept credit cards only on online reservations.)

For more information on the Alverno events, call Amy Shapiro at 414-382-6226. For information about the other events, contact WSJL at 414-963-4135 or krjendusa@wsjl.org.