Please join us for our JCC-U Virtual Summer Lunch and Learn Series on Wednesday, July 23, 1:00 PM with Alon Tal, one of Israel’s leading environmentalists and former member of Knesset for the Blue and White Party. We will be in conversation with him on Israel and the Environment in War and Peace.

Professor Alon Tal’s career has been a balance between academia and public interest advocacy. Between 2021–2022, he was a member of Knesset, Israel’s parliament, where he served as chair of the subcommittee for environmental and climate impact on health. Presently, he has an appointment as professor in the Department of Public Policy at Tel Aviv University. Tal has held faculty posts at Stanford, Ben Gurion, Hebrew, Michigan State, Otago, and Harvard Universities. He has also founded several Israeli environmental organizations, including Adam Teva V’Din, the Israel Union for Environmental Defense, and the Arava Institute. He has served as deputy chair of Keren Kayemeth L’Yisrael, where for many years he oversaw national forestry policy in Israel and is currently co-chair of Zafuf, the Israel Forum for Population, Environment and Society. He plays fiddle and mandolin in the Arava Riders, a leading Israeli bluegrass band.

Topic: JCC-U Summer Virtual Series: Alon Tal

Time: Jul 23, 2025 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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