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city like Jerusalem that there
is always something new to
show,” he said.

Goren said that his primary
goal for the event is that people
enjoy it. He describes his talks
as “story-like rather than
lecture-like.” In addition, in light of the
current Israeli-Palestinian
crisis, Goren will provide some
brief historical background on
the conflict to educate people
on the situation in Jerusalem.

“Jerusalem is the epicenter
Everyone knows about the wall and the holy
sites and most people know a lot of the history.

I want to give bring something that they haven’t
seen before.”
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ISRAELI EDUCATOR, artist
and travel photographer Udi
Goren will speak virtually
about the “The Many Layers
of Jerusalem” on May 23 at 1
p.m., sharing photographs that
he has taken over the past 15
years of the people and places
of Jerusalem.

Through his photos, anecdotes
and stories, Goren hopes to give
attendees a nonfamiliar perspec-
tive of Jerusalem.

“Everyone knows about the
wall and the holy sites and
most people know a lot of the
history,” he said. “I want to
give bring something that they
haven’t seen before.”
Some of the many layers
of Jerusalem that Goren will
discuss include the spiritual and
earthly, the religious and secular,
the diversity of religions and
current and historical events.

“There is so much to a
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A religious man in the marketplace
Two nuns pass a street vendor after walking through the Damascus Gate.

of everything happening right
now in Israel,” he said, though
he recognized that he won’t
be able to address all of the
intricacies of the confl ict.

“It’s impossible to explain the
whole issue in an hour when
I’m also trying to give people a
good time and tell other stories
because it’s a huge issue.”
However, he ultimately
hopes to provide attendees
with a better understanding of
Jerusalem and ideas for how to
thoughtfully read and interpret
news about the city.

“It’s very important for me
that people begin to understand
how complex the situation is in
Jerusalem,” Goren said.

Th e event, which will be
held on Zoom, is hosted by
the Adult Education and Israel
Aff airs Committee of Temple
Adath Israel and supported by
an Israel Engagement Grant
from the Jewish Federation of
Greater Philadelphia.

Goren encourages those
who attend the event to come
with curiosity and questions to
ask during the Q&A time aft er
he speaks. You can register
for the event at tinyurl.com/
UdiGorenAI2021. ●
Eleanor Linafelt is a freelance writer.

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