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SUMMARY:Israel's Election: A Young Judaea Forum (A Two-Part Series)
DESCRIPTION:Join Young Judaea for a special two-part webinar series exploring Israel’s upcoming elections and what they could mean for the country’s future. \nIn our first session\, we’ll break down how Israel’s election process works\, the key issues at stake\, and what to watch as Israelis head to the polls. Following the election\, we’ll come together again to unpack the results and explore the implications for Israel and Jews worldwide . \nGuided by Young Judaea Central Shlicha Mai Ozarko\, the series will feature prominent Young Judaea alumni working in academia and journalism\, offering expert insights and perspectives on this pivotal moment in Israel’s history. \nPart 1: Sunday October 18\, 2:00 PM ET/9:00 PM IT \nREGISTER \nPart 2: Sunday\, November 8\, 12:00 PM ET/7:00 PM IT \nREGISTER \n \nBIOS: \nMiles Dybner is a freshman from Maplewood\, New Jersey. He is planning on studying Political Science at Colby College. Miles has been involved in Young Judaea for nine years and has previously served as the Regional Israel and Social Action Programmer for Northeast Mazkirut. In addition to his involvement in Young Judaea\, Miles was the President of both his chapter’s United Synagogue Youth and the school’s Jewish Student Union. \nMiriam Herschlag is Opinion and Blogs Editor at The Times of Israel. She began her journalism career as a radio and television reporter and presenter for the Israel Broadcasting Authority’s English-language news\, and later served as Education and Training Manager at Given Imaging\, the Israeli medical-device company that pioneered capsule endoscopy. \nOriginally from New Jersey\, Miriam was active in Young Judaea and attended and worked at Camp Tel Yehuda. She has lived in Israel for more than 30 years and is based in Tel Aviv. She is also an occasional panelist on The Promised Podcast\, a weekly discussion of Israeli politics and society hosted by another old Judaean\, Noah Efron. \nGadi Wolfsfeld holds the rank of full Professor of Communication at the Sammy Offer School of Communication at Reichman University (Herzliya). He also served as head of the MA program in “Communications and New Media” at that school. For thirty years before coming to Reichman University\, Professor Wolfsfeld held a joint political science and communication appointment at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. \nIn August 2017\, Professor Wolfsfeld was awarded the Murray Edelman Lifetime Distinguished Career Award by the Political Communication Association of the American Political Science Association. \nProfessor Wolfsfeld’s main research interest concerns the role of the media in political conflicts\, peace processes\, and elections. He has published dozens of articles on these topics and eight books. Professor Wolfsfeld’s latest books are as follows: The first (which is co-authored by Professors Tamir Sheafer and Scott Althaus) is entitled Building Theory in Political Communication: The Politics-Media-Politics Approach (Oxford University Press). In 2023\, the book was awarded the International Journal of Press/Politics Hazel Gaudet-Erskine Best Book Award. The second is entitled Cybermadness: The Spread of Lies\, Hate\, and Violence in the Digital Age \n 
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