Truman and Israel: The Behind the Scenes Story of US Support for Statehood in 1948

The Holocaust Teacher Institute

Is Proud to Announce

The Leslie and Susan Gonda (Goldschmied) Foundation

Holocaust/Jewish Themed Sunday Salon Series

Truman and Israel:

and

The Behind-the-Scenes Story of US Support for Statehood in 1948

Dr. Robert P. Watson

in Conversation with

Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff

Sunday, October 1st, 2023

5 PM - EDT - (U.S.- Eastern Time) / 2 PM - PDT (Pacific)

Join us as we kick off the 2023-2024 Sunday Salon Series with author, historian, professor and lecturer, Dr. Robert Watson, in an intriguing & enlightening virtual program about President Harry Truman and his role in the United States’ recognition of the statehood of Israel.

The long-awaited moment arrived in 1948. Yet, there was considerable opposition to statehood abroad and the new fledgling state would need not only political credibility around the world, but support from the US, international trading partners, investment, a military, and more. Using extensive interviews with former aides to Truman and archival research, Dr. Watson explores the important and productive relationship between Harry Truman and leaders such as Dr. Chaim Weizmann, Abba Eban, and David Ben-Gurion, with emphasis given to both the political and diplomatic deal-making that occurred behind the scenes and the moral courage demonstrated during that critical decision.

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All Sunday Salon Series Programs are In Honor of Hidden Child Survivor, Judy Rodan

Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff, Director

Holocaust Institute at the University of Miami, School of Education & Human Development

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