{"title": "The Morning After: What’s Next for Israel and American Jews?", "start": "2026-11-11T18:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-11T19:30:00-05:00", "place": "Congregation Rodeph Sholom", "address": "West 83rd Street 7, 10024 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["religion/jewish", "society/politics"], "description": "An evening conversation between two authors, Amir Tibon, winner of the 2026 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature for The Gates of Gaza, and Sarah Hurwitz, author of As a Jew. It is produced by the New York Jewish Week and 70 Faces Media, with Congregation Rodeph Sholom as host venue. The discussion covers the Israeli election, the U.S. midterm elections and what their results mean for Israelis, Jewish Americans and the U.S.-Israel relationship. 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