Melton Meets the Moment: Altalena Resurfaced
Hosted By: The Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning
The Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning presents a session with Israel educator Daniella Gefen on the Altalena Affair, revisited as the wreck itself is about to be raised from the Mediterranean after 78 years. The session explores how, in June 1948, a confrontation over the ship, its weapons, and who controlled them brought the young state perilously close to internal conflict, forcing questions about authority, unity, and the use of force. As another Israeli election approaches, the session asks why the divisions of 1948 feel so resonant today and what this contested episode can teach us about the bonds that hold a nation together when its people profoundly disagree.
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