Coffee House is a community engagement program for experienced adults to share in expert led, enriching discussions. Join us for great conversation, food and connection!

This month, Michigan State University Professor Yael Aronoff will be the featured speaker and will speak on: Fifth Time’s a Charm? Israel’s political system and prospects for the fifth Israeli election in three years.

Yael Aronoff is the Director of the Michael and Elaine Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel and is the Michael and Elaine Serling and Friends Chair in Israel Studies at Michigan State University. She is also Professor of International Relations at James Madison College. Dr. Aronoff is the past President of the Association of Israel Studies. Dr. Aronoff’s book, The Political Psychology of Israeli Prime Ministers: When Hard Liners Opt for Peace, was published by Cambridge University Press (2014). Dr. Aronoff has published in Foreign Policy, Israel Studies, Israel Studies Review, and Political Science Quarterly. Dr. Aronoff was awarded the MSU Teacher-Scholar Award in 2011 and the MSU John K. Hudzik Emerging Leader in Advancing International Studies and Programs Award in 2015.

Generously sponsored by Joy and Allan Nachman
Host Committee: Joy and Allan Nachman • Susan Kozik Klein • Lynda Giles • Barbra Giles • Barbara Kratchman
Wendy Handler • Dottie and Don Wagner • David Broner • Richard J. Burstein