Amy Marcus
Jerusalem 1913: The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
7:00 p.m., Brookline Booksmith

Israel and Palestine have been in conflict for as long as most of us can remember, but Amy Marcus takes us back to a time before Israel's founding to reveal the roots of this bitter and enduring conflict. Former Wall Street Journal correspondent Marcus shows how Muslims and Jews moved from working together to battling one another, highlighting the roles of three major figures (Albert Antebi, Arthur Ruppin, and Ruhi Khalidi) from both sides in the process. Attend her reading to gain important perspective on this difficult issue.