Jerusalem Talks III

You are cordially invited to the third round of the Jerusalem Talks.

Between Religion and State – 
the Struggle for Dominion Over People`s Minds in Israel and Germany

The third round of the Jerusalem Talks series to be held on December 15th, 2014 will host a discussion on the influence of religion in Israel and Germany.
The Jewish religion has, by law, a strong impact on civil society and public life in Israel, whereas Germany is, according to its constitution, a secular state.
 While Israel is battling to find a balance between its democratic principles and its religious laws and identity, Germany advances to grasp the idea of a multi-religious society. Both societies are deliberating the acknowledgement of religious and ethnic minorities’ rights in their country.

How can both societies keep religious rights and freedom without hurting their democratic and constitutional principles?
How do we prevent extremists from both sides to continuously load the existing conflict about land and nation with religious pretexts? Why does changing the existing regulations regarding the Temple Mount is so sensitive?
Do the current round of riots and killings in Jerusalem indicate the beginning of a religious struggle?
Will the driving forces towards enabling civil marriage in Israel succeed?

Opening:

Kerstin Müller, Director of the Heinrich Böll Foundation Israel

Speakers:

Rolf Schieder, Protestant Pastor, Professor of Theology, Humboldt University, Berlin

Cilly Kugelmann, Program Director of the Jewish Museum Berlin

Adina Bar-Shalom, founder and CEO of the first academic college for Haredi women in Jerusalem

Tamar Zandberg, Member of Knesset, Meretz

Adv. Dr. Susan Weiss, Lawyer, Executive Director of the Center for Women`s Justice

Sari Nusseibeh, Professor of Philosophy, former President of Al Quds University, East Jerusalem

Moderation:

Judith Schulte-Loh, WDR (German Radio)

Monday, December 15th, 2014
18:30 – Reception
19:00 –21:00 – Panel discussion
Jerusalem Cinematheque, 11 Hebron Rd., Jerusalem, Israel

• The discussions will be conducted in German and English
• Simultaneous translation to Hebrew will be provided

Please RSVP by December 14th here

Looking forward to seeing you there, 

The Team of the Heinrich Böll Foundation Israel
For further details, please contact us at info@il.boell.org