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American Freedom Alliance

 presents
The February installment of the Lecture and Conference Series

The Future of Jerusalem:
Religiosity, Demography and Sovereignty

featuring 

Uzi Wexler, Dr. Alon Dumanism and Jerry Heikens
 

Sunday, February 9, 2014 at 7:30 pm

Location: Home of Judi Odette, 256 So. Oakhurst Dr. Beverly Hills
(between Wilshire and Olympic Blvds. Cross street Whittier) 

Admission: $15.00 

Parking: Street  (please pick up a parking permit before entering the premises. Permits will be available at the front door) 

About the Topic:
Israel is a complicated country; Jerusalem, its capital, is not only complex, it is also diverse.  Along with its communities of secular, modern  Orthodox and  ultra-religious Jews and an often hostile Arab community -  the city is challenged on many other  levels.

Nearly 41 years after reunification, Jerusalem remains a city riven with deep economic uncertainty.  The poverty rate is higher than for almost any other part of Israel: The Jerusalem Institute for Israeli Studies has found that 23.5% of Jews and 72.5% of non-Jews live in poverty in Jerusalem proper.

Among the most decisive factors contributing to poverty in Jerusalem is the migration of the two highest wage earning groups - secular Jews and modern orthodox Jews - from the city to surrounding areas. 

Both of the presenting speakers are passionate advocates for Jerusalem as a high tech center and as a source of continuing development.  They will discuss the ways in which the city can be saved from becoming either an economic backwater or else a political football between competing political, ideological and religious interests.

About the Speakers:

Mr. Uziel Wexler
Uziel (Uzi) Wexler was born in Jerusalem in 1938 and is a lifelong resident of the city. His military service in Israel included serving in a special patrol unit in Jerusalem during the Six-Day War, 1967. Most of his years have been spent in public service, fulfilling roles in many different fields while working side-by-side with Jerusalem’s former Mayor Teddy Kollek, including as Director of Finance of Jerusalem’s Municipality, Founder and Director of the Jerusalem Development Authority and Director of the Israel Land Administration. For over four decades, Mr. Wexler has been closely involved in the vision, initiation and completion of many of Jerusalem’s well-known landmarks, such as the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, the Malcha Mall, Teddy Stadium, the Har Hotzvim industrial area, the Tower of David Museum, Begin Boulevard, City Hall, Malha Technology Park and a few residential neighborhoods. He is the Founder of the Azrieli College of Engineering Jerusalem and Founder of the Jerusalem Development Authority.