Episode 1: Fr. David Neuhaus

Meet the Moderator: Avrum Burg

Thinker, writer and peace activist, Avraham (Avrum) Burg began his political career in the movement against the Lebanon War. He continued on to a long political career where he served in a variety of public positions including in the Knesset as a member of the Labor Party, Speaker of the Knesset, and Chairman of the Jewish Agency.

Mr. Burg is the author of several books including God is Back, The Holocaust is Over; We Must Rise from its Ashes, Avishag, and Very Near to You. He writes articles on current affairs that are published in major newspapers around the world. In addition to serving as an adjunct faculty member at The University of Notre Dame’s Jerusalem Global Gateway, he also teaches at NYU Abu Dhabi and the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna.

Meet the Speaker: Fr. David Neuhaus

Fr. David Neuhaus is a Jesuit priest, scholar and professor of Theology. He was superior of the Jesuit community of the house of the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Jerusalem. Previously, he assumed the office of Patriarchal Vicar for Hebrew-speaking Catholics in the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023 8:00 am

Join us as we launch a new podcast from Tantur Ecumenical Institute, Jerusalem TalksND. Jerusalem TalksND is a series of conversations organized and recorded by The University of Notre Dame’s Jerusalem Global Gateway with the purpose of amplifying the unique encounters that are made possible through the University’s diverse initiatives in the city of Jerusalem. Moderated by Avraham (Avrum) Burg, former speaker of the Knesset and adjunct faculty member at the Gateway, this podcast offers audiences a window into the nuances – and questions – that define Jerusalem’s past, present and future.

In Jerusalem TalksND’s inaugural episode, Avrum Burg and Fr. David Neuhaus discuss the role of Christians and Christianity in a holy city that is predominantly inhabited by Jews and Muslims.

Fr. David Neuhaus is a Jesuit priest, scholar and professor of Theology. He was superior of the Jesuit community of the house of the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Jerusalem. Previously, he assumed the office of Patriarchal Vicar for Hebrew-speaking Catholics in the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

Please note this episode was released by the Jerusalem Global Gateway prior to the events in the region that took place on October 7, 2023.

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