Israel Naturally: Photographic Tour of Israel’s Diverse Environment by Michal Strutin

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CONVERSATIONS IN JEWISH LEARNING

 

January 17, 2008 Thursday, 7:30 pm     Israel Naturally     Speaker: Michal Strutin, Author and Librarian         It’s no accident that Israel has been the center of strife for so many millennia. It’s the connecting point for three continents. Location, location, location also makes Israel one of the most biologically diverse—and beautiful—spots on earth. Take a photographic tour around natural Israel, from the vast Negev Desert and its ruby-colored Eilat Mountains to the lush, stream-fed preserves of northern Galil. Travel and environmental writer Michal Strutin will also weave in how Torah and its commentaries taught concern for nature, and will touch on how modern-day Israel is working to honor those concerns. Book sales and signing will follow the lecture.

About the Speaker: Michal Strutin’s eight books include Discovering Natural Israel, two volumes of Smithsonian Guides to Natural America, and the prize-winning Places of Grace: the Natural Landscapes of the American Midwest. Formerly an editor at Outside and National Parks magazines, Strutin has written for numerous national newspapers and magazines. A recent South Bay resident and Beth David member, she is also science librarian at Santa Clara University. Read more about Michal and her books at www.michalstrutin.com.