The Ruth and Phil Sokolof Lecture
2017 Phil & Ruth Sokolof Lecture
Dr. Jonathan Adelman
"Russia & Israel: New Emerging Powers in the Middle East"
Professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver
Thursday, April 27, 2017 | 7:30 PM
UNO Milo Bail Student Center Ballroom
Read more in the Jewish Press
Dr. Jonathan Adelman is a professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. He received his Ph.D from Columbia University in 1976. Dr. Adelman has written 12 books on Russia, China, and the Middle East and specializes in security studies, foreign policy and revolutions. Notably, he has worked extensively with several government agencies in Washington and for the Science Application International Corporation as a senior scientist doing work on the Soviet military for the Defense Department. He is also a popular speaker on the Middle East, especially Israel and his latest book is The Rise of Israel: A History of a Revolutionary State.
The 2017 Sokolof Lecture is sponsored by the UNO Schwalb Center for Israel and Jewish Studies, the Jewish Federation of Omaha, the UNO College of Arts and Sciences and the University of Nebraska Foundation. For further information, contact Kasey De Goey, Staff Assistant for the Schwalb Center for Israel and Jewish Studies at UNO, 402.554.2788.
Past Lectures
Honorable Dennis Ross
"U.S. - Israeli Relationship from Truman to Obama"
Ari Shavit
"My Promise Land: A Personal Journey Through the History of Israel" (Courtesy of UNO Television)
Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat
"The Future of the Jews: How Global Forces are Impacting the Jewish People, Israel, and Its Relationship with the United States."
Dr. Stephen Berk
"Our People are Your People: American Jewry and the Struggle for Civil Rights, 1954 - 1965"
Dr. Daniel Gordis
"Year 2048: Can Israel Survive to the Age of 100?"
Announcements
Ruth and Phil Soklof
Ruth and Phil Sokolof touched the lives of many people in Omaha as loving parents and grandparents, and passionate advocates for important issues in their lives. The couple married in June 1947 and had two children, Steve and Karen.
"My primary motivation to help other people came from my wife's achievement-filled life. Her indomitable spirit is the inspiration for everything I've done. She made me a better person," said Phil, who passed away in 2004 at 82.
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