Our featured speakers for the weekend conference included:

Robert Pinsky, Former Poet Laureate of the United States opened the conference with the Keynote Address on Friday, September 8. The evening included a Shabbat Program followed by a reception with Mr. Pinsky.

Yehuda Bauer
World-renowned Holocaust scholar

Lawrence Kasdan
Acclaimed film director (The Big Chill, Grand Canyon, Mumford, Silverado)

Yossi Sarid
Israel Minister of Education

Ruth Calderon
Founder and executive director of Alma Hebrew College in Tel Aviv

Lucette Valensi
Director, France's International Institute of Mediterranean Culture