Conference in Honor of Prof. Michael Walzer | במכון

כנס וערב דיון |

On His 90^th Birthday

The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute and the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities

10:00–10:30   Gathering

10:30–11:00    Greetings
Prof. Yuli Tamir, Beit Berl College
Prof. Shai Lavi, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute and Tel Aviv University
Prof. Moshe Halbertal, The Hebrew University, Academy Member

11:00–12:30    Session I: Jewish Political Tradition
Chair: Prof. Ronit Irshai, Bar-Ilan University
Prof. Menachem Lorberbaum, Tel Aviv University
Prof. Moshe Halbertal, The Hebrew University, Academy Member
Prof. Julie Cooper, Tel Aviv University
Prof. Noam Zohar, Bar-Ilan University
Audience comments and discussion

12:30–13:30   Lunch Break

13:30–14:45   Session II: The Paradox of Liberation
Chair: Prof. Shai Lavi
Prof. Yuli Tamir
Prof. Khaled Furani, Tel Aviv University
Prof. Menachem Mautner, Tel Aviv University
Audience comments and discussion

14:45–15:00   Short Break

15:00–16:30   Roundtable and open mic – Walzer's Legacy
Chair: Prof. Yuli Tamir
Prof. Chaim Gans, Tel Aviv University
Prof. Nissim Mizrachi, Tel Aviv University
Prof. David Heyd, The Hebrew University
Prof. Fania Oz-Salzberger, University of Haifa
Prof. Noam Gidron, The Hebrew University

17:30–19:00   Evening Session: Just and Unjust Wars
Chair and Opening Remarks: Prof. Avishai Margalit, The Hebrew University, Academy Member
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Michael Walzer
Commentators
Prof. Raef Zreik, Ono Academic College, The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo and The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute
Prof. Yael Sternhell, Tel Aviv University, Israel Young Academy Alumnus