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Jerusalem Talks
Jerusalem TalksND is series of conversations produced by The University of Notre Dame’s academic center in Jerusalem with the purpose of amplifying the unique voices in Jerusalem and the region. Moderated by Avraham (Avrum) Burg, former speaker of the Knesset and adjunct faculty member at the academic center, Jerusalem TalksND offers audiences a window into the nuances - and questions - that define the region's past, present and future.
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Latest Episodes
Gaza's Christian Community: Feat. Dr. Georg Röwekamp
In this episode, Avraham Burg speaks with Dr. Georg Röwekamp, Theologian and Historian of the Christian community in the Holy Land, about his personal journey and his new book on the History of the Christian community in Gaza. Röwekamp share...
Digging for Truth Beneath Faiths: Feat. Katja Soennecken
In this episode, Avraham Burg sits down with Dr. Katja Soennecken, Assistant Professor of Biblical Archaeology at the Luxembourg School of Religion & Society and Deputy Director of the German Protestant Institute for Ancient Studies of t...
Nostra Aetate and Rome's Jewish Community: Feat. Rabbi Riccardo De Segni
In this episode, Avraham Burg sits down with Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni - the chief rabbi of Rome - to explore the ancient, continuous presence of the Jewish community in Rome, the transformative impact of Nostra Aetate o...
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Nostra Aetate and Catholic-Jewish Relations: Feat. Professor Karma Ben Johanan
In this episode, Avraham Burg sits down with Dr. Karma Ben Johanan, historian of Jewish-Christian relations and a faculty member at Hebrew University’s Department of Comparative Religion. Together, they discuss how Ben Johanan’s personal bio...
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Making the Case for Interfaith Dialogue: Feat. Margaret Karram
As part of an undergraduate course taught by Notre Dame Jerusalem faculty at the university's academic center in Rome, Avraham Burg sat down with Margaret Karram, president of the Focolare Movement, an international Catholic organization ded...
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