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The following events mirror the legacy of Daniel Pearl and support the work of the Daniel Pearl Foundation. For World Music Days events click here.

February 10, 2011 – Los Angeles, California
The 9th Annual Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture at UCLA
Speaker: Leon Wieseltier "Peace Process or War Process? The Defeat of Reason in the Middle East"
6:00 p.m.
Korn Convocation Hall
Additional details www.international.ucla.edu/burkle

January 23, 2011 – Woodland Hills, California
Speaker: Judea Pearl "Being Jewish in the 21st Century"
9:45 a.m.
Pierce College
6201 Winnetka Ave.
Woodland Hills, California 91371
(818) 719-6401

December 12, 2010 – Baltimore, Maryland
Jewish Victims Of Terror Project
Speaker: Judea Pearl "The Ideology Of Terror And The Spirit Of Our Children"
11:00 a.m.
The Suburban Club
7600 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21208
Link To Flyer
COL LIVE

November 14, 2010 – Stanford, California
The 5th Annual Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture at Stanford
Speaker: Wolf Blitzer and David Bohrman
7:00 p.m.
Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford University
This event is free and open to the public.
Contact: Hillel at Stanford (650) 736-1199
Link to Flyer
Stanford Events Calendar
Stanford Daily
Palo Alto Patch


October 1 - 31, 2010 – 9th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days
Global network of concerts for “Harmony for Humanity”
For registration and information visit www.danielpearlmusicdays.org

October 12, 2010 – Ypsilanti, Michigan
The Main Event
Speaker: Judea Pearl "Being a Jewish, American and Western in the 21st Century"
7:00 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center
799 North Hewitt Road
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
Contact: Cindy Adams
(734) 677-0100
www.jewishannarbor.org
Link to Flyer
AnnArbor.com

August 12, 2010 – Los Angeles, California
Conversations with Daniel Pearl Fellows
7:00 p.m.
The Los Angeles Press Club at the Steve Allen Theatre
4773 Hollywood Boulevard (2 blocks west of Vermont in Hollywood)
Guest Panelists:  Pakistani journalist Aoun Sahi, The News on Sunday, The News International, Lahore and Egyptian journalist Nasry Ahmed Esmat , Al-Ahram newspaper, Cairo
Moderator: Rob Eshman, Editor-in-Chief, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles.
Admission is Free
Seating is limited.
If you would like to attend, please email us at [email protected] and include your name, city, phone number and the number of people attending. You can also call us at (310) 441-1400 to be added to the list of attendees.
Century City News
Jewish Journal
Boiling Point

June 27, 2010 – Los Angeles, California
52nd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards
5:00 p.m.
The Crystal Ballroom at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel
506 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90071-2607
Contact: Los Angeles Press Club (323) 669-8081

June 16, 2010 – North York, Ontario, Canada
An Evening of Inspiration: Uptown Chabad 3rd Annual Benefit Evening
Speaker: Judea Pearl "Being Jewish in the 21st Century"”
6:30 p.m. VIP Reception - 7:45 p.m. General Entrance
Ontario Science Center
770 Don Mills Road
North York, ON M3C 1T3, Canada
Contact: Uptown Chabad or (416) 635-9696
Link to Flyer

May 28, 2010 – Santa Monica, California
International Society for Iranian Studies (ISIS) Conference
Speaker: Judea Pearl "Carving A Dialogue Between Muslims and Jews"”
11:00 a.m. Session 7
Doubletree Guest Suites
1707 Fourth Street
Santa Monica, California 90401
Event Photos
Contact: ISIS or (416) 635-9696
Link to Flyer

May 7, 2010 – Laguna Hills, California
2010 Prayer Breakfast - Interfaith Council of South Orange County
Speaker: Judea Pearl “A World in Need of Healing - Creating a Path for Interfaith Dialogue”
7:30 a.m.
Saddleback Memorial Medical Center
24451 Health Center Drive
Laguna Hills, California 92653
Contact: Chaplain Sheryl Faulk or (949) 452-3746
Link to Flyer

April 30, 2010 – Lewisville, Texas
Remembering Daniel Pearl: A Celebration in Music
Featuring: Lewisville Symphony and 5 High School Choirs
Remarks: Judea Pearl
7:30 p.m.
Lakeland Baptist Church
397 South Stemmons Freeway
Lewisville, TX 75067
Additional details www.lewisvillesymphony.org/apr10.htm
Link to Flyer
Link to Photos

April 27, 2010 – Piscataway, New Jersey
A Workshop For Educators: How to Identify And Deal With Stereotyping
8:30 a.m.
Busch Campus Center, Rutgers University
604 Bartholomew Road
Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
Additional details http://education.state.nj.us/events/
Link to Flyer

March 3, 2010 – Los Angeles, California
The 8th Annual Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture at UCLA
Speaker: Christopher Hitchens "Varieties of Anti-Semitism"
5:00 p.m.
Korn Convocation Hall
Additional details www.international.ucla.edu/burkle
Link to Video
Link to Q&A
Full Podcast
Lecture Transcript
Judea Pearl Opening Remarks
Vanity Fair, March 15, 2010
Jewish Journal, March 9, 2010
UCLA Newsroom, March 4, 2010
Daily Bruin, March 5, 2010
Amerikanske perspektiver (Danish), March 8, 2010
Daily Hitchens, March 4, 2010
Burkle Center, March 3, 2010

February 24, 2010 – La Jolla , California
United Jewish Federation of San Diego - Women’s Division Event
Speaker: Judea Pearl "Being a Western, American and Jewish in the Post 9/11 Era"
6:30 p.m.
La Jolla Marriott
4240 La Jolla Village Dr
San Diego, California 92037
www.jewishinsandiego.org
SD Jewish World, March 17, 2010


October 1 - 31, 2009 – 8th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days
Global network of concerts for “Harmony for Humanity”
For registration and information visit www.danielpearlmusicdays.org

October 18, 2009 – Stanford, California
The 4th Annual Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture at Stanford
Speaker: Senator Joseph I. Lieberman (I-CT) “The End of the War on Terror”
7:30 p.m.
Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford University
Contact: Hillel at Stanford (650) 736-1199
http://hillel.stanford.edu
Link to Flyer
Stanford Daily, October 19, 2009

August 13, 2009 – Los Angeles, California
Conversations with Daniel Pearl Fellows
7:00 p.m.
The Los Angeles Press Club at the Steve Allen Theatre
4773 Hollywood Boulevard (2 blocks west of Vermont in Hollywood)
Guest Panelists:  Egyptian journalist Sherine El Madany, The Daily News Egypt, Cairo and Pakistani journalist Shahzada Irfan Ahmed , The News International, Lahore
Moderator: Rob Eshman, Editor-in-Chief, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles.
Admission is Free
Link to Flyer

June 14, 2009 – Universal City, California
51st Annual Journalism Awards Dinner
6:00 p.m.
Sheraton Universal Hotel
333 Universal Hollywood Drive
Universal City, CA 91608
Los Angeles Times Bureau Chief Robyn Dixon honored with the Daniel Pearl Award
Contact: Los Angeles Press Club (323) 669-8081
Link to Flyer
Press Release
Daily News June 15, 2009

May 17, 2009 – Los Angeles, California
The 7th Annual Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture at UCLA
Speaker: Anderson Cooper, Primary Anchor of CNN's Anderson Cooper 360°
5:00 p.m.
UCLA's Ackerman Union
Online Ticket Reservations begin at Noon on Friday, April 3, 2009 at www.international.ucla.edu/burkle
Link to Flyer
Huffington Post, May 22, 2009
Jewish Journal, May 20, 2009
Daily Bruin, May 18, 2009
Daily Bruin, May 15, 2009
UCLA Newsroom, May 5, 2009
UCLA Magazine, April 1, 2009

April 24, 2009 – Encino, California
Speaker: Judea Pearl "Zionism and Anti-Zionism"
8:00 p.m.
Valley Beth Shalom Synagogue
15739 Ventura Blvd.
Encino, CA 91634
Contact: Elena Zimmerman (818) 788-6000 or (818) 231-0205

March 29, 2009 – Long Beach, California
The 2009 Lapid Lecture
Speaker: Judea Pearl "I am Jewish: Personal Reflections Inspired by the Last Words of Daniel Pearl"
6:00 p.m.
Temple Israel
3538 E 3rd St
Long Beach, CA 90814
Link to Flyer

February 21, 2009 – Faisalabad, Pakistan
Inaguration Ceremony of the Center For Intefaith Studies in Memory of Daniel Pearl
12:00 p.m.
Keynote Speaker: Bryan Hunt, US Consulate, Lahore
Contact: World Tolerance Organization 041-8520033, 92-301-6058902
Background Information

February 19, 2009 – Whittier, CA
Speaker: Judea Pearl "Being Jewish, American and a Westerner in the post 9/11 era"
7:00 p.m.
Whittier College, A.J. Villalobos Hall
13406 E. Philadelphia Street
Whittier, CA 90608
Contact: William Geiger or 562-907-4200 x4349

February 4, 2009 – San Francisco, CA
Speaker: Judea Pearl "Advocating Peace in a Peace-Deaf Campus"
1:00 p.m.
San Francisco State College, Hillel House
33 Banbury Drive
San Francisco, CA 94132
Contact: Heather Erez or (415) 333-4922

January 17, 2009 – Ojai, CA
The Thacher School Lecture Series
Speaker: Judea Pearl "The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Personal Perspective"
8:00 p.m.
The Thacher School
5025 Thacher Road
Ojai, CA 93023
Contact: Christina Mazzola

December 19, 2008 – Tarzana, CA
Tarzana Regional Medical Center
Speaker: Judea Pearl "Israel & Palestine: The Case for Coexistence"
12:00 p.m.
Tarzana Regional Medical Center
18321 Clark St
Tarzana, CA 91356
By Invitation Only

November 18, 2008 – Washington, DC
American Red Cross Humanitarian Prize Luncheon
Special Remarks by Dr. Condoleezza Rice and Dr. Judea Pearl
12:00 p.m.
American Red Cross Hall of Service
1730 E Street, NW
Washington, DC  20006
Contact: Michele Lynch (202) 303-8453
Link to Flyer 
Press Coverage:
U.S. Department of State November 19, 2008
Link to Remarks by Judea Pearl 

November 13, 2008 – Beverly Hills, CA
Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Daniel Pearl Award Presentation
12:00 p.m.
Beverly Hilton
9876 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
By Invitation Only
Press Coverage:
Jewish Journal November 28, 2008
Anti-Defamation League November 13, 2008
Link to Remarks by Judea Pearl

November 10, 2008 – Stanford, California
The 3rd Annual Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture at Stanford
Speaker: Philip G. Zimbardo “The Journey from Evil to Heroism”
7:30 p.m.
Kresge Auditorium, Stanford University
Contact: Hillel at Stanford (650) 736-1199
http://hillel.stanford.edu
Link to Flyer
Stanford Daily, November 11, 2008
Stanford Review, November 28, 2008

October 20, 2008 – Denton, Texas
University of North Texas
Speaker: Judea Pearl “Carving a Dialogue Through Words and Music”
6:30 p.m.
UNT Lyceum
1155 Union Circle
Denton Texas 76203
Contact: Kristi Easley
www.unt.edu (940) 565-2406
Link to Flyer
Press Coverage:
Denton Record-Chronicle October 16, 2008
Star Telegram November 13, 2008

October 19, 2008 – Austin, Texas
Austin Area Interreligious Ministries - Abraham Walk
Speaker: Judea Pearl “Carving a Path for Interfaith Dialogue”
2:00 p.m.
Dell Jewish Community Center
7300 Hart Ln.
Austin, Texas 78731
Contact: Tom Spencer
www.aaimaustin.org 512.386.9145
Link to Flyer
Press Coverage:
Austin Statesman October 18, 2008


October 1 - 31, 2008 – 7th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days
Global network of concerts for “Harmony for Humanity”
For registration and information visit www.danielpearlmusicdays.org

September 18, 2008 – Seattle, Washington
Speaker: Judea Pearl “Prospect for Peace in the Middle East”
12:00 p.m.
The Westin Seattle - Grand Ballroom
1900 5th Ave
Seattle, WA 98101
Contact: Stand With Us  or (206) 204-0676

August 14, 2008 – Los Angeles, California
Conversations with Daniel Pearl Fellows
7:00 p.m.
The Los Angeles Press Club at the Steve Allen Theatre
4773 Hollywood Boulevard (2 blocks west of Vermont in Hollywood)
Guest Panelists:  Turkish journalist Utku Çakirözer, Milliyet, Ankara
Pakistani journalist Umar Cheema, The News International, Karachi
Moderator: Rob Eshman, Editor-in-Chief, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles.
Admission is Free
Press Coverage:
Jewish Journal, August 20, 2008

July 15, 2008 – Los Angeles, California
Hadassah Convention
Speaker: Judea Pearl “Anti-Semitism on the College Campus”
10:45 a.m.
Westin Bonaventure
404 S. Figueroa St.
Contact: Carole Curtis
Link to Brochure 
Link to Hadassah Convention Daily

June 21, 2008 – Los Angeles, California
50th Southern California Journalism Awards
7:00 p.m.
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
506 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071
ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff honored with the Daniel Pearl Award
Emcee: Harry Shearer
Contact: Los Angeles Press Club (323) 669-8081

May 25, 2008 – Shreveport, Louisiana
The Shreveport Chapter of Hadassah
Speaker: Judea Pearl “The Ideological War in the Middle East”
7:00 p.m.
Shreveport Convention Center
400 Caddo St
Shreveport, LA 71101
Contact: Tom Arceneaux (318) 934-0226 or Elizabeth Arceneaux (318) 861-1894
Link to Flyer
Press Coverage:
Shreveport Times, May 4, 2008
, May 26, 2008
Shreveport Times, June 1, 2008

May 17, 2008 – Orange, California
Chapman University - 2008 Undergraduate Commencement
Keynote Speech and Honorary Degree Conferral - Judea Pearl
8:30 a.m.
Chapman University’s Orange Campus, Holly and David Wilson Field
One University Drive
Orange, CA 92866
Contact: (714) 997-6815
Video Clip of Keynote Speech:
Chapman University
Link to Speech Transcript

April 18, 2008 – Baltimore, Maryland
John Hopkins University
Speaker: Judea Pearl
11:15-12:15 p.m.: "The Mathematics of Cause and Effect"
12:30-1:15 p.m.: "Carving a Path for East-West Dialogue: the Works and Mission of the Daniel Pearl Foundation"
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
615 N. Wolfe Street, W1600
Baltimore, MD 21205-2179
Contact: Christina Pham Linhoff (410) 502-0687

April 17, 2008 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2008 Benjamin Franklin Medal awarded to Judea Pearl.
7 p.m.
The Franklin Institute
222 North 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Video Clip:
The Franklin Institute
Press Coverage:
The Earth Times, April 17, 2008      

April 16, 2008 – Cleveland, Ohio
Siegal College, Annual Scholars Gala
Speaker: Judea Pearl ”Being Jewish in the Post 9/11 Era”
7:00 p.m.
Temple Tifereth Israel
26000 Shaker Blvd.
Beachwood, Ohio 44122
Contact: Maya Holtz Groys 216-464-4050 x146
For sponsorship and ticket information visit www.siegalcollege.edu
Link to Flyer
Press Coverage:
Cleveland Jewish News, May 29, 2008

April 7, 2008 – Portland, Maine
Professors Akbar Ahmed and Judea Pearl
"Daniel Pearl Dialogue for Muslim Jewish Understanding"
7:00 p.m.
University of Southern Maine Hannaford Auditorium of Abromson Hall
Contact: Abraham J. Peck,  Director, 207 780-5331
Academic Council for Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Studies
Link to Flyer
Press Coverage:
Portland Press Herald, April 8, 2008
The Free Press, April 7, 2008
Seacoast Online, April 16, 2008
Host comments click here.

March 26, 2008 – Park City, Utah
Speaker: Judea Pearl "Being Jewish in the Post 9/11 Era"
7:00 p.m.
Temple Har Shalom
1922 Prospector Ave
Park City, UT 84060
Contact:  Dondea Sherer-Lykes (435) 649-2276
Link to Site
Press Coverage:
Salt Lake Tribune April 2, 2008

March 13, 2008 – Northridge, California
Speaker: Judea Pearl “Jews, Israel & Palestine: The Case for Coexistence”
5:30 p.m.
California State University Northridge, Oviatt Library, Presentation Room
Contact: Office of the Provost, CSU Northridge (818) 677-2957
Link to Flyer

February 26, 2008 – Los Angeles, California
The 6th Annual Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture at UCLA
Speaker: David Brooks, New York Times columnist and author
“Journalism and World Culture“
6:00 p.m.
UCLA Anderson School of Management, Korn Convocation Hall.
Contact: The Burkle Center of International Relations (310) 206-6365
Link to Flyer
Press Coverage:
TheDaily Bruin, February 27, 2008
To listen to the audio from this lecture click here.

February 5, 2008 – New Haven Connecticut
Speaker: Judea Pearl ”The Ideological War on Terror”
4:00 p.m.
The Richard Goldman Lecture Series
Yale University
38 Hillhouse Avenue
New Haven, CT
Contact: Prof. Steven B. Smith (203) 432-0524
Press Coverage:
The Yale Herald, February 8, 2008
Yale Daily News, February 6, 2008

February 4, 2008 – Fairfield, Connecticut
Speaker: Judea Pearl “Carving a Path for Interfaith Dialogue”
7:00 p.m.
Sacred Heart University
5151 Park Ave
Fairfield, CT 06825
Contact: Guillaine Dale, 203-365-7592
Press Coverage:
Jewish Ledger, February 13, 2008
Connecticut Post, February 6, 2008
Sacred Heart Spectrum, February 14, 2008
Stamford Advocate, February 6, 2008

February 2, 2008 – Santa Clarita, California
The Congregation Beth Shalom Distinguished Speaker Series
Speaker: Judea Pearl
8:00 p.m.
Congregation Beth Shalom
21430 Redview Drive
Santa Clarita, CA 91350
Contact Mary (661) 254-2411
Link to Flier

December 10, 2007 – White House, Washington DC
Judea and Ruth Pearl will join President Bush for Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony, using the Menorah that Daniel's great grandfather brought to Israel from Poland in 1924.
5:30 pm. Grand Foyer, The White House
White House Press Release


Panel Discussions & Book Signings with Judea Pearl
I am Jewish: Personal Reflections Inspired by the Last Words of Daniel Pearl  
Winner of the 2004 National Jewish Book Award for Anthologies
Seeds of the I am Jewish Movement



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