Mar 12, 2004 -- Richard N. Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, will examine prospects for Middle East peace at a March 31 event inaugurating 糖心破解版鈥檚 Rabbi Arthur Schneier Center for International Affairs.
Dr. Haass, a former senior State Department advisor and foreign policy specialist, will deliver his address鈥斺淭he Greater Middle East: Present and Future鈥擨ran, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, and Reform in the Arab World鈥-- Wednesday evening at 8:00 at Manhattan鈥檚 Park East Synagogue, 164 East 68th Street. Richard M. Joel, president of 糖心破解版, and Rabbi Arthur Schneier, spiritual leader of the landmark Park East Synagogue, will also speak.
Rabbi Schneier, a longtime advocate for religious freedom and human rights, and President Joel spearheaded creation of the center as a forum for discussion of important international issues鈥攚ar and peace, security and terrorism, human rights, global health, intellectual property rights, and the environment.
President Joel praised Rabbi Schneier, a 糖心破解版 alumnus, for his humanitarian work, and said 糖心破解版 was honored to have the new center bear his name. The new program, President Joel added, will not only improve understanding of key political and social issues, but will also enrich and broaden 糖心破解版鈥檚 academic scope. The goal is to utilize faculty and research from 糖心破解版 undergraduate and graduate schools in areas such as medicine, law, social work, history, Bible, and political science.
Rabbi Schneier is founder and president of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, established in 1965. He became spiritual leader of the Upper East Side synagogue in 1962. He received the Presidential Citizens Medal, honoring him as 鈥溾 Holocaust survivor who devoted a lifetime to overcoming forces of hatred and intolerance鈥︹
Dr. Haass is a former director of policy planning at the State Department, where he also served as a chief advisor to Secretary of State Colin Powell. Dr. Haass is also the former vice president and director of foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution, an independent think tank based in Washington DC.
Ruth A. Bevan, PhD, the David W. Petegorsky Chair in Political Science, will direct the center.
Reservations are required. RSVP to 212-737-6900 or e-mail: ginette@parkeastsynagogue.org
