Thursday, May 27, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Dr. Dorothy Naor lives in Herzliah, near Tel Aviv. An activist with New Profile, an Israeli feminist and anti-militarist group, she participates in virtually all activities having to do with occupation policy and civil rights in Israel. Most recently, she has become involved in the Israeli Committee for Residency Rights (ICRR), an ad hoc committee working on residency rights for Palestinians and for allowing entry to the West Bank. Dorothy takes people on informal tours to the West Bank and is one of those who responds to the many calls of distress from people in the West Bank who are stuck at checkpoints, need medical care in Israel, are in villages where the IDF comes in, etc.
Dorothy was born in San Francisco but immigrated to Israel in her early 20s, in 1958. She has lived in Israel for most of the past 50 years. As a result, she has a unique perspective and overview of many of the changes that have occurred in Israel. She worked for many years as a teacher of English and has a PhD in education.
One of her main concerns is the effect the occupation is having on Israeli society, i.e., increase in domestic violence and violence in general, brutalization of the young, increase in mental illness, etc. Dorothy’s husband, Israel Naor, is a water engineer and, like most men in their 70s in Israel, participated in several wars, including the first one in 1948. He has come to share Dorothy’s concerns.
Sponsored by the Peace & Justice Center of Sonoma County, Unitarian/Universalist Advocates for Social Justice, Progressive Democrats Sonoma County and Emmaus Community – The Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa Free-will donation, no one turned away – Information: 575-8902
