The international movement for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel – known as BDS – has once again raised old questions about the legitimacy of Zionism and even the right of the State of Israel to exist.
Is this a call for social justice, as its Palestinian leaders claim, or a new form of the virulent anti-Semitism that ultimately led to the Holocaust?
Dr. Linda Burghardt will present a lecture about what this movement means, why it matters, and what we can do about it. The presentation is open to the public and will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 11:00 a.m. at the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County, Welwyn Preserve, 100 Crescent Beach Road in Glen Cove.
Seating is limited, so please register by calling the HMTC at 516-571-8040 or visiting online at hmtcli.org.
Dr. Burghardt is a journalist and author from Great Neck. She worked as a freelance reporter for The New York Times for 20 years and is the author of three non-fiction books. Her articles and essays have appeared in newspapers across the U.S., and she has lectured to both national and international audiences on a variety of Holocaust topics. She holds a Ph.D. from LIU-Post and is the daughter of Holocaust survivors from Vienna.
Currently, she serves as Scholar-in-Residence at the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center.
