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SUMMARY:Israel's Asylum Policies Regarding African Refugees in Comparative Context
DESCRIPTION:
 Panelists: Brad Rothschild (filmmaker, director 
 of "African Exodus"), Barry Stein (Professor 
 Emeritus, Political Science, MSU), Solomon 
 Addis Getahun (History, Central Michigan University), 
 Yore Kedem (Hebrew professor, Linguistics 
 and Language, MSU), and Yael Aronoff (Director 
 of Jewish Studies, Serling Chair in Israel 
 Studies, MSU)\n
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 The panel will continue 
 the conversation about the challenges that 
 African migrants and refugees face in Israel 
 that was highlighted in the film "African Exodus" 
 screened the previous evening (10/18). Brad 
 Rothschild will elaborate on the dilemmas 
 he focuses on in his film, and fellow panelists 
 will provide more insights into these challenges 
 within Israel as well as provide a comparative 
 context for the challenges that refugees 
 face around the world. Barry Stein, Professor 
 Emeritus of Political Science at MSU and 
 affiliate with the African Studies Center, 
 will discuss historical trends affecting migration, 
 refugees, and asylum. Solomon Addis Getahun, 
 Professor of African History at Central 
 Michigan University, will discuss the varied 
 experiences of Jewish Ethiopians in Israel 
 who are granted citizenship and non-Jewish African 
 asylum seekers and migrants. Yore Kedem, 
 Assistant Professor at MSU of Hebrew, who 
 also teaches a class on immigration, will discuss 
 his guidance of student research papers 
 focused on African asylum seekers and migrants 
 in Israel during study abroad programs that 
 he has led. Yael Aronoff, Director of Jewish 
 Studies and Michael and Elaine Serling Chair 
 in Israel Studies, will moderate and discuss 
 Israel's refugee policies in comparative context. 
 Brief presentations by the panelists will 
 be followed by questions from the audience 
 and discussion. Co-sponsored by James Madison 
 College.\n
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 Price: free and open to the public\n
 Sponsor: Jewish Studies Program\n
 Sponsor's Homepage: http://events.msu.edu/jewishstudies/\n
 Contact name: Jewish Studies\n
 Contact phone: (517) 432-3493\n
 Contact email: jewishst@msu.edu\n
LOCATION:Wells Hall B-342
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