Daniel Orenstein, Ph.D., a frequent commentator on Israeli environmental issues, will offer insight into the Israeli environmental movement at a presentation on “Convergence or Convenience? Environmental and Social Activism in Israel.”
The event will be held on Tuesday, March 27, 7 p.m., at Congregation Sinai, 8223 N. Port Washington Rd. It is co-sponsored by Congregation Sinai’s Israel and Social Action Committees, and the Jewish Community Relations Council and Israel Center of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation.
Orenstein is a post-doctoral fellow at the Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology and a faculty member at the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies. His work focuses on patterns of urban sprawl in Israel and their ecological implications, as well as population-environment interactions as expressed through land use.
While working toward his doctorate at Brown University, he initiated the Middle East Environmental Futures Project, bringing together 40 Middle Eastern and North American environmental scholars to develop an innovative, interdisciplinary, and policy relevant environmental study for Israelis and Palestinians.
He is a former member of the board of the directors of the Green Zionist Alliance, and has served as the GZA representative on the Jewish National Fund-USA board of trustees.
For more information, call 414-352-2970 or 414-390-5777.
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