TBE and Gold Coast Arts Center Present While Israel Slept: How Hamas Surprised the Most Powerful Military in the Middle East

TBE and Gold Coast Arts Center present While Israel Slept: How Hamas Surprised the Most Powerful Military in the Middle East—A Conversation with Author Yaakov Katz, former editor of The Jerusalem Post.

Through a detailed examination of the events leading up to the devastating October 7, 2023, invasion, the author of While Israel Slept offers a stark, sobering account of how overconfidence and complacency paved the way for disaster, while underscoring the critical lessons the country must embrace to safeguard its future.

The cost for one ticket and one book is $36; TBE or Gold Coast members is $31.

Two tickets and one book is $54; TBE or Gold Coast members is $44.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m., program starts at 7 p.m.

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This event is generously funded by Temple Beth-El’s Susan Stumer Cultural Arts Fund.