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Lecture: “110 Years After the Uganda Case: Was It a Mistake?”

October 1, 2013
On October 14, 2013, ORT Pocitos hosted a lecture titled “110 Years After the Uganda Affair: Was It a Mistake?” presented by Gustavo Perednik, a visiting professor in the Department of Jewish Studies. The speaker examined the motivations behind what is considered “the great mistake” of Theodor Herzl, the visionary behind the Jewish state.

Perednik is a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (cum laude). He holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from New York University. He studied the humanities at the Sorbonne (France), San Marcos (Peru), and Uppsala (Sweden). He was recognized as an outstanding professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His publications include, among others, “Great Thinkers: Jews in Western Civilization” (2005), “Notable Thinkers: Jews in Western Civilization” (2006), “Famous Thinkers: Jews in Western Civilization” (2007), “Violin on the Back: Historical Crossroads of the Jewish People” (2009), and “The Homeland Was a Book: The Bible, Its Legacy, Its People, and Its Land Until 1880” (2010), published by Universidad ORT Uruguay.