Course Evaluations

Robert Zartman's Reflection
Veronica Kopaygorodsky's Reflection
Brianna Pecsok's Reflection
Anonymous Reflection
Malak Abdel-Hadi's Reflection

Final Categories

Reading Material - Other topics? Weight of material.

Video conferences - Guest speakers

Study Abroad opportunity

Blog Posts - Pros/Cons

Class Blog

Organizational Structure w/ changing Syllabus

Class Discussions

Personal Perspective - Did it change? Different understanding?

Final Projects

Common Ground

Class Dinner

Communication with Past Students

Israeli/Palestinian students involved in blog

Looking for Klein 2005?

You can either find it by searching for Political Geography in the OSU Library online journals, or you can access it here.

Movie tonight at the Wexner

The Wexner Center is showing The Time that Remains, a film by famous Palestinian director Elia Suleiman (you may have heard of his movie Divine Intervention).

Description: "This dark comedy is Suleiman's semi-autobiographical account of Palestinian life from the 1948 formation of Israel—referred to as "the catastrophe" by Palestinians—to the present day. The film comprises four episodes of family stories based on Suleiman's father’s diary entries as a resistance fighter in 1948 and his mother's letters to loved ones who were forced to leave the country."

The show begins at 7 PM, tonight. Event site: http://www.wexarts.org/fv/index.php?eventid=5627

Barenboim conducts peace concert in Gaza

http://english.aljazeera.net/video/middleeast/2011/05/201153211516138431.html

The Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim has given his first concert inside Gaza.

Barenboim is a lifelong activist for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

He entered the blockaded strip from Egypt, along with an orchestra of top European musicians.

Thank You Note Draft

Holy Fire at the Sepulchral Church in Jerusalem

I mentioned before about what is believed by Christians regarding the miracle of the Holy Fire.
This video below is a 30 minute video that talks more about this incident.

http://vimeo.com/4206220

Facebook Page

You should check out the Living Jerusalem Facebook page! Sujan just uploaded some pictures from the video conference on Monday. There are also pictures from the Jerusalem trip last year. Just search for "Living Jerusalem" in Facebook and request to join the group.

Class Dinner

We have a room in the Mershon Center reserved for May 9, anytime after 4 PM. Any preferences for what time we should meet?

Also, what foods do people want to bring? Don't forget, we have some vegetarians in the class!

A few details: we won't have access to a stove or oven, but there's an available microwave--so bring your food in a microwavable container if you would like to serve it hot! Also, we will need to make sure to clean up after we are done. Finally, can someone bring a camera to document our wonderful feast of yummy foods?

How to Create and Follow a Blog on Blogger

How to Create a Blog on Blogger.com:

1. Go to https://www.blogger.com/start
2. Sign in using your Email and Password (same as what you used to register on the Class Blog)
3. Click the "Create a Blog" Button on the right-hand side of the page.
4. Follow the Directions on the site: Name your blog, Choose Template, etc.
5. Click Start Blogging Arrow
6. Click View Blog Button
7. You finished creating your blog! Once you have finished, please email me (Jay) at jhunter.414@gmail.com the url (web address) of your blog (for example www.something.blogspot.com)

How to Follow a Blog:
1. Enter the url (webaddress) of desired blog. (see class contact list for this information)
2. On the right-hand side of the blog page, click the Follow Tab
3. Click "Follow this Blog" (on the new window that opens up)
4. Click Done.

Thanks,
Jay

Welcome!

Welcome to the Class Blog for the Spring 2011 Living Jerusalem Course at The Ohio State University