ISRAEL AT 75: LIHI LAPID IN CONVERSATION WITH RABBI JOANNA SAMUELS
Tue, Apr 25
|Marlene Meyerson JCC
Rabbi Joanna Samuels, CEO of JCC Manhattan, will join in conversation with Lihi Lapid! Lihi is a bestselling author, journalist, and speaker, whose husband, Yair Lapid, was Prime Minister of Israel and is currently Leader of the Opposition.
Time & Location
Apr 25, 2023, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Marlene Meyerson JCC, 334 Amsterdam Ave at, W 76th St, New York, NY 10023, USA
About the event
To celebrate Israel’s 75th Yom Haatzmaut (Independence Day), Rabbi Joanna Samuels, CEO of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, will join in conversation with Lihi Lapid! Lihi is a bestselling author, journalist, and speaker with a finger on the pulse of contemporary women’s issues, whose husband, Yair Lapid, was Prime Minister of Israel in 2022 and is currently Leader of the Opposition. We will discuss the strength of women, the unique challenges they face in Israel today, and how we can be better to ourselves, as well as Lihi's own journey in the political arena and motherhood.
Lihi Lapid has written a weekly newspaper column in the Yediot Ahronot weekend edition for 15 years. She has written three bestselling novels—Secrets from Within, Woman of Valor, and I Can’t Always Be Wonderful—and a bestselling children’s book. Prior to becoming a writer, she was a professional news photographer.
Photo credit: Sharon Gabay