To mark the 75th anniversary of modern Israel, this six-week series of Wednesday evening lectures held with Jewish Renaissance explores the lives, culture and history of the Jewish community in the pre-state period, as well as the discussions leading up to the Declaration of Independence.

What was Jewish life like under the British Mandate? What did the Jewish community look like before Israeli independence? How did the different waves of immigration change the nature of the Yishuv? And how did the Yishuv shape the modern state of Israel? Professor Aviva Halamish, historian at the Open University of Israel and editor-in-chief of the Open University of Israel Press, examines this dynamic period of Israeli history.

This talk will be free to attend, but please book your place here:

https://www.jewishrenaissance.org.uk/events/exploring-the-yishuv