All Topics (October 17 through December 31) Wednesday, October 30 5:00 PM Struggling for Peace: Dialogue and Forgiveness through the Arts Thursday, November 7 4:00 PM Contemporary Jewish Studies in Eastern Europe Thursday, November 14 12:30 PM Trapped on the Borders: Mizrahi Jews as Mediators, Spies, and Go-Betweens Before and After 1948 Tuesday, November 19 12:15 PM Reconsidering the Conquests of John Hyrcanus I Tuesday, December 3 12:30 PM Israel’s Natural World and its Global Importance