The Norman and Bernice Harris Center for Judaic Studies is holding two events Oct. 9 to mark the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.
These events are free and open to the public.
At 1 p.m. in the Unity Room of the Gaughan Multicultural Center, survivor Ofri Avigdor Betser will deliver a presentation, "Shadows of the Seventh: A Survivor's Story."
Betser was living in Kibbutz Kfar Aza when four attackers repeatedly tried to break into their safe room following a bombing. She and her husband and child were eventually evacuated. Betser will share her experiences of that day and the months that followed, including the birth of her second child in November 2023.
At 7 p.m., in Love Library South, Room 102, the panel discussion, "Israel and Palestine: Perspectives on the Ongoing Violence," will be held. The panel will include University of Nebraska–Lincoln scholars Beth Dotan, research assistant professor in the Harris Center; Ari Kohen, professor of political science and director of the Harris Center; Bedross Der Matossian, professor of history; and James Le Seuer, professor and chair of history. The panel will be moderated by Courtney Hillebrecht, professor and chair of political science and director of the Forsythe Family Program on Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs.
The panel is also supported by the Departments of History and Political Science, the Harris Center, and the Forsythe Family Program on Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs.
