- Prof. Gil Troy -

American Involvement in the Middle East and its Impact on Israel

winnipeg, MB - March 14, 2005 - The Asper Foundation Lecture Series in association with the Winnipeg Zionist Initiative is pleased to present Prof. Gil Troy speaking on the topic American Involvement in the Middle East and its Impact on Israel. The lecture takes place 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 14, 2005 at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 561 Wellington Crescent, and is being co-sponsored by the Rose and Max Rady Jewish Community Centre, Israel Experience Centre, Winnipeg and Congregation Shaarey Zedek.

Prof. Troy is a Full Professor of History at McGill University, Montreal. He received his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from Harvard University and taught History and Literature at Harvard for two years. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel says of Prof. Troy, "His quest for truth remains strong, as does his commitment to truth." He has been hailed by Maclean's magazine as one of McGill's "Popular Profs" and recently received the Jerusalem Prize from the Canadian Zionist Federation and the World Zionist Organization. A regular columnist for the Canadian Jewish News and B'nai Brith Magazine, Prof. Troy has also commented on American politics and the presidency on television, radio and in various publications, with articles published in The Wall Street Journal, The Montreal Gazette, The New York Times, The New York Post, The Washington Post, The National Post, The Jerusalem Post and USA Weekend. Having sold nearly 15,000 copies, Troy is the author of Why I Am a Zionist: Israel, Jewish Identity and the Challenges of Today, hailed by Martin Peretz, Editor-in-Chief and Chairman, The New Republic as the "most persuasive presentation of the (Zionist) case...in decades." Prof. Troy's third book on American history, Morning in America: How Ronald Reagan Invented the 1980s, has just been published by Princeton University Press. His previous two works were Mr. and Mrs. President: From the Trumans to the Clintons, and See How They Ran: The Changing Role of the Presidential Candidate.

The Winnipeg Zionist Initiative administers The Asper Foundation Lecture Series. The series features authoritative and respected speakers from around the world addressing substantive, relevant, national and international issues. Since its inception, over 14,000 people across Canada have attended these inspiring and thought-provoking lectures and events. Upcoming speakers in the series are John Loftus, May 16th and Jeff Jacoby, June 8th, 2005.

Admission is $10 and free to students displaying student ID, Winnipeg Zionist Initiative members and the media. Proceeds support the Winnipeg Zionist Initiative. Space is limited.

Tickets purchases at 477-7510 or at the door.

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For more information, please contact Mr. Jonny Cline, Executive Director, Winnipeg Zionist Initiative at 204-477-7464 or e-mail: mailto:%20jonnyc@wzic.org jonnyc@wzic.org

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