As tension between Iran and Israel is escalating and with speculation that Israel is considering a pre-emptive strike against Iran, a group of renowned scholars will convene.
Among the scholars participating in the conference include: Aaron Koller, Assistant Professor of Bible at Yeshiva College; Yaakov Elman, Professor of Judaic studies at the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies of Yeshiva University; Mahnaz Moazzami, Associate Research Scholar at Columbia University; Vera Moreen, Independent scholar; Judith Goldstein, Professor of Anthropology at Vassar College; Dalia Yashar-Poor, Professor at Harvard University; Houman Sarshar, Independent scholar; Daniel Tsadik, Associate Professor of Sephardic and Iranian Studies at Yeshiva University and Visiting Professor at Yale University; Evan Resnick, Assistant Professor at Yeshiva University; and Barry Rubin, Professor at the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya.
Some of the major topics that will be addressed include: Negotiating Empire: Living Jewishly Under the Achaemenids in Persia and Palestine, The Image of the Jews in Zoroastrian Literature, Facing the Music: The Role of Iranian Jews in Classical and Popular Persian Music, Iran’s Jewish Agenda, The "Iran Lobby?": Domestic Business Interests and U.S. Foreign Policy toward the Islamic Republic and (Islamist) Iran on the World Stage: Motives, Methods, Goals, and Implications.
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