Israeli Culture Week 2010
A week of events celebrating Israeli culture
Celebrate Israeli Culture Week 2010 with these events around campus.
Tuesday, April 13
Hookah Night — Israeli Style
Students can hang out Bedouin-style with tea, hookahs, and music
7 p.m., on the grass across from Florence and Chafetz Hillel House, 213 Bay State Rd.
Wednesday, April 14
Israel Fest on Marsh Plaza
Free Israeli food and activities, open to all
1 to 4 p.m., Marsh Plaza, 735 Commonwealth Ave.
Free Israeli Dinner
5 to 7 p.m., Florence and Chafetz Hillel House Dining Hall
Israel Movie Night — Screening of Noodle
7 to 9 p.m., Florence and Chafetz Hillel House, second floor lounge
Thursday, April 15
Arab-Israeli Struggle for Journalistic Integrity
Khaled Abu Toameh, an independent Israeli-Arab journalist who began his career as a writer for an official Palestine Liberation Organization newspaper and now writes for the Jerusalem Post, speaks out against the lack of free speech and press within the areas controlled by the Palestine National Authority.
7 to 8 p.m., Photonics Center, 8 St. Mary’s St., Room 203
Israeli Wine-Tasting Social
Join the Boston University Graduate Student Society, Jewish Law Students Association, and Maimo Medical Society for a celebration of Israel. Enjoy Israeli wines and food and music by the PHDJ.
7 to 10 p.m., Florence and Chafetz Hillel House, second floor
Friday, April 16
Israeli Shabbat
Services at 6 p.m., dinner at 7:30 p.m., Florence and Chafetz Hillel House
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