Never Alone: Prison Politics and My People
Join Touro President Dr. Alan Kadish for a dialogue with Natan Sharansky and Gil Troy, award-winning authors of Never Alone: Prison, Politics and My People.
Learn about Sharansky’s extraordinary journey from the Soviet gulag to the Israeli political scene and be inspired by his courage, moral clarity and passion for unifying the Jewish people.
Natan Sharansky
A leading activist in the democratic dissident movement in the Soviet Union and the movement for free Jewish emigration, he was a political prisoner who fought every day for individual freedom in the face of overt tyranny. Sharansky later served in four successive Israeli governments, as Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. He received the highest Israeli award – the Israel Prize as well as the U.S. Congressional Medal of Honor and the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Gil Troy
A Distinguished Scholar in North American History at McGill University currently living in Jerusalem, Dr. Troy is an award-winning American presidential historian and a leading Zionist activist. Troy has authored numerous books and essays and appeared as a featured commentator on CNN’s popular multipart decade-themed documentary series.
Dr. Alan Kadish
President of the Touro College & University System, a noted educator, researcher and administrator who is training the next generation of communal, business and health care leaders.
Part of the online lecture series "Touro Talks" presented by Touro experts.
