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YOSSI MANN: THE NEW ISRAELI POLICY TOWARD THE ARAB GULF COUNTRIES
Cyklus judaistických přednášek pro veřejnost
April 6, 2022 | 5 PM | CJS Library, Tř. Svobody 26, 1. floor, room 2.36.
Israel has signed a peace agreement with several MENA countries in the past two years. These agreements, called the Abrahamic Accords, have created an opportunity for peace in the Middle East with countries that share common interests with Israel, such as security challenges. Dr. Yossi Mann's lecture at the Department of Jewish Studies will deal with the factors for peace agreements between Israel and the Arab Gulf and the economic and political potential for various countries following the new discourse in the region.
Dr. Yossi Mann is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Middle East in Bar Ilan University and the Lauder School of Government at Reichman University. He also the head of “Israel and the Arab Gulf Program” at the Abba Eban Institute. He served as the Head of the Middle Eastern Program at the Reichman University, Head of the Department of Middle Eastern Studies at Bar Ilan University, and as a consultant to the Israeli government in various fields of his expertise.
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Specialized map Development of the Jewish settlement in Olomouc: Geographical and socio-economic structure of the Jewish population in the period 1180–2021
The Kurt and Ursula Schubert Center for Jewish Studies in cooperation with the Department of Geoinformatics (Faculty of Science, Palacký university Olomouc) and the Education Department of the Olomouc Museum of Art has just published a joint project IGA_FF_2021_026, specialized map with professional content "Development of the Jewish settlement in Olomouc: Geographical and socio-economic structure of the Jewish population in the period 1180–2021" in printed and digital versions.
The map provides an analysis of intraurban migration of the Jewish civilian population based on the political and socio-economic development of the Jewish community in Olomouc and its surroundings. Secondary maps present the results of the analysis of interurban migration, graph visualization of the analysis of statistical data, socio-economic structure and national / linguistic and cultural stratification of the Jewish population of Olomouc. A detailed accompanying report is included. The map is a unique source of information for the scientific activities of research and collection organizations (research institutes, museums, etc.), educational facilities (high schools and universities), for the Jewish community and the general public.
You can view the map in the digital version here.