More than nine months have passed since the October day described by many in Israel as the most difficult day in the history of the State of Israel. Julian Resnick will give an insider’s look at what it means to live a full life in the shadow of October 7. He will present “Fighting for Life” here at the LJCC on Sunday, July 28, 4-6 p.m. While the event is free and open to the public, attendees will need to RSVP.
There will be time for the audience to ask any questions. “Absolute honesty guaranteed — no matter how painful the subject matter,” Julian says.
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Julian was born in South Africa before making Aliyah to Israel in 1976 to kibbutz. He currently is a member of Kibbutz Tzora near Jerusalem and is married to Orly, a Sabra (native-born Israeli) psychologist and therapist. He has three children and eight grandchildren, including his son who lives in Birmingham with his family.
Since completing his service in the Israeli Defense Forces in 1979, Julian has worked in Zionist and Jewish education both in Israel and abroad, including time in a senior staff position in Melitz, the Institute for Zionist Education, and running one of the largest international Zionist youth movements active in North and South America, Europe, South Africa, and Australia. He has served as an emissary for Israel in the field of education in the United States and United Kingdom.
He guides extensively both in Israel and abroad, focusing on the story of the Jewish People. His contact with Birmingham started when in 2005 he met Rabbi Jonathan and Judy Miller as guide for a special journey to Rome created for the World Union of Progressive Judaism to meet with Pope John Paul II. Additionally, he has guided all the Friendship Journeys to Israel since 2008, plus groups of friends and families from Birmingham and surrounding areas to Israel, Europe, Morocco, and South Africa.