Reflections on Jerusalem: A century of lost opportunities (via Zoom)

Dr. Rothchild will provide a personal exploration of the ancient city of Jerusalem, with a special focus on East Jerusalem and the surrounding areas of greater Jerusalem, which have experienced decades of “Judaization” and erasure of the Palestinian presence.  What are the costs of these policies, not only to Palestinians, but also to Jewish Israelis? How is this a mirror of the ongoing occupation of Palestine?  What can we learn and what can we do?

Alice Rothchild is a physician, author, and filmmaker who has focused her interest on human rights and social justice on the Israel/Palestine conflict since 1997.  She practiced Obstetrics & Gynecology for almost 40 years.  Until her retirement she served as Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harvard Medical School.   She writes and lectures widely, is the author of Broken Promises, Broken Dreams: Stories of Jewish and Palestinian Trauma and Resilience (translated into Hebrew and German); On the Brink: Israel and Palestine on the Eve of the 2014 Gaza Invasion; and Condition Critical: Life and Death in Israel/Palestine.

Dr. Rothchild directed the documentary film, Voices Across the Divide. She is also on the board of the We Are Not Numbers program in Gaza and the Gaza Mental Health Foundation, and on the steering committee of the Jewish Voice for Peace Health Advisory Council.