The idea of the chosen is everywhere in American and Israeli history, both trying to grasp the meaning of divine election and to bear its burden. We’ll examine the special relationship between the U.S. and Israel through the prism of their perceived special status as chosen peoples.
Guest
Todd Gitlin, Writer and Professor of Journalism and Sociology at Columbia University; co-author of Chosen Peoples: America,Isreal, and the Ordeals of Divine Election
Liel Leibovitz, Visiting Assistant Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University, journalist and co-author of Chosen Peoples: America,Isreal, and the Ordeals of Divine Election
photo: San Francisco Sentinel