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The Savannah Jewish Federation and JEA present an array of interesting, engaging, and educational programs.

THE HISTORY OF ISRAEL/PALESTINE FROM 1900 TO THE PRESENT

 

Course Instructor: Ken Miller

 

There is no charge for this 8 session series. We suggest a donation to the Federation's Israel Appeal  to address needs in lieu of a course fee.

  • The Ottoman Empire and WWI

    Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 11am
    Jewish Educational Alliance

  • Post WW1, The Mandate Period and Jewish Aspirations

    Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at 11am
    Jewish Educational Alliance

  • WW2-Post WW2, The Partition Plan and the War of Independence Begins

    Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 11am
    Jewish Educational Alliance

  • 1948 War of Independence, 1956 Suez Crisis and The PlO and Terror

    Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 11am
    Jewish Educational Alliance

  • The 1967 War - Lead Up, Conflict and Post War Issues

    Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 11am
    Jewish Educational Alliance

  • Organized Palestinian Terrorism and the 1973 Yom Kippur War

    Wednesday, March 13, 2024 @ 11am
    Jewish Educational Alliance

  • Post Yom Kippur War and the Attempts for Peace

    Wednesday, March 20th, 2024 at 11am
    Jewish Educational Alliance

  • Issues and Concerns and The Religions and Cultures of Israel

    Wednesday, March 27th 2024 at 11am
    Jewish Educational Alliance

Ken Miller is a Vietnam veteran who made aliyah to Israel at the outbreak of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Ken lived on Kibbutz Be'eri, one of the settlements destroyed on October 7, 2023 by Hamas.
 

Ken pursued a dual major in both Archaeology/Anthropology and Judaic Studies at the University of Arizona and also earned the 1st Graduate Certificate awarded in the Judaic Studies Dept.  Ken worked on numerous excavations in Israel and was on the staff of the Tel Gezer Project as a “Square Supervisor". He was also the excavation’s Numismatic Specialist focusing on Ancient Jewish Coins and the history of the usage of coinage in Israel from ancient to modern times.

 

Ken has presented numerous courses on Israeli Archaeology, Biblical, Ancient and Modern Jewish History. He presented his Israel/Palestine History class in the OLLI Adult Education Program and was asked to repeat the class for five consecutive semesters.