Join your Federation’s JCRC for a deep dive inside Israel’s democracy at 75 on Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 10am. From the most recent developments around judicial reform, to the seemingly endless election cycles of recent years, to the diversity of the Israeli electorate - together, we will explore it all and walk away with a nuanced understanding of some of the most significant developments impacting Israel’s democracy today. We are honored and excited to welcome two renowned speakers for this program: Professor Suzie Navot, Vice President of Research for Israeli Democracy Institute, and Shira Efron, Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation Senior Director of Policy Research for Israel Policy Forum.

The JCRC works to foster substantive, civil discourse about key issues impacting American Jewry’s relationship with Israel and to educate the broader community on the importance of preserving Israel as a Jewish and democratic state. This program is for everyone - those who have a wealth of expertise in this arena and those for whom it is brand new - all are welcome!

Speaker Bios

Suzie Navot, Professor of Constitutional Law, Israel Democracy Institute Professor

Suzie Navot holds an LL. B degree from Tel-Aviv University, an MA in Public Policy from Tel-Aviv University and a LL.D from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her doctoral thesis studied the parliamentary immunity of the Knesset members. Prof. Navot’s areas of research include constitutional law, law of institutions, parliamentary law and comparative constitutional law. Prior to her appointment to IDI, she served on the faculty of the Striks Faculty of Law, College of Management. For over ten years, she served as a visiting Professor at the National Security College, and from 2009 until 2015, as a visiting Professor at the University of Paris (Sorbonne). Navot has served as the Chairperson of the Israeli Association of Public Law (2014-2017), currently serves on the executive council of the Israeli Association of Legislation and is a member of the Executive Council of the International Association of Constitutional Law (IACL).

Shira Efron, Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation Senior Director of Policy Research, Israel Policy Forum

Shira Efron is the Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation Senior Director of Policy Research at Israel Policy Forum. Previously, Shira was RAND Corporation’s researcher and special advisor on Israel and a policy advisor to Israel Policy Forum. Based in Israel, Efron serves concurrently as a senior fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies, a consultant with the United Nations country team in Jerusalem advising on Gaza access issues and co-chair of the subgroup on national security and regional cooperation of the President’s Israeli Climate Change Forum. She has a Ph.D. and M.Phil. in policy analysis from RAND’s Graduate School, an M.A. in international relations/international business from New York University and a B.Sc. in biology (major) and computer science (minor) from Tel Aviv University. She is a member of the board of directors of Deborah Forum, which promotes women in the security establishment. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cd_I-1BYQ1aPqKwZXLRLAg#/registration