The Current Events Lecture Series presents Linda Dittmar on “Tracing Homelands: Israel, Palestine and Claims of Belonging.”
Ms. Dittmar’s early years (1939-1960) were marked by the turmoil of war and nation building as Mandatory Palestine became Israel. Growing into Israeli adulthood, she witnessed the traumatic effects of both the Jew’s Holocaust and the Palestinians’ Nakba.She has lived in the US since 1961 and she received her Ph.D from Stanford University, and has taught literature and film studies at the University of Massachusetts and in TelAviv. Ms Dittmar will discuss her experience of the changing landscape of Israel and Palestine in conversation with proprietor Prof. Jeff Bolster. A reception will follow.
For the 2025 Current Events Series, each program begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Shaw Research Library (unless otherwise noted). Reservations for each program are required as seating is limited. If unable to keep a reservation, please call again to release the seat for someone else. Attendance at programs is free for Athenaeum Proprietors, Subscribers, and Friends. Guests and members of the public are welcome to attend the entire series by becoming a Friend of the Athenaeum for as little as $25 per year, payable at the door. Admission to an individual program is $15.
