Join us for a screening and discussion with the filmmaker! Breaking new ground and shattering old myths, 1913: Seeds of Conflict, directed by award-winning filmmaker Ben Loeterman, explores the littleknown history of Palestine during the latter part of the Ottoman Empire, a time of relative harmony between Arabs and Jews.

Living side by side in the multi-lingual, cosmopolitan city of Jerusalem, Jews, Christians, and Muslims intermingled with a cultural fluidity enjoyed by all. How did this land of milk and honey, so diverse and rich in culture, become the site of today’s bitter and seemingly intractable struggle? Was there a turning point, a moment in time when things could have been different? Weaving the traveled threads of Arab and Jewish narratives back together, 1913: Seeds of Conflict provides new and fascinating insights into the dramatic events that took place in Palestine which set the stage for the coming century of unrest. Please register below.