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                                                                                                                Tuesday, May 11, 2021
            
            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                
                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
        
    
  
            
            12:00pm - 1:15pm
        
                        
            European Politics Seminar —        Emmanuel Macron's Presidency and the 2022 French Presidential Election
            
                                                            
            Virtual/RSVP Required
        
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                        -                                                                                                         Cécile Alduy
                                            –                Professor of French Literature and Culture, Stanford University
                                            
-                                                                                                         Gérard Araud
                                            –                Former Ambassador of France to the United States (2014-2019)
                                            
-                                                                                                         Philippe Martin
                                            –                Professor of Economics, Sciences Po; Chairman, French Council of Economic Analysis (CAE); CEPR Research Fellow and Co-Director, Macroeconomics Program, CEPREMAP
                                            
- Chair                                                                                                        Marc-Olivier Bherer
                                            –                Neiman Visiting Fellow (2020-2021), Nieman Foundation for Journalism, Harvard University; Staff Editor and Reporter, Le Monde
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                                                                                                        Arthur Goldhammer
                                            –                Writer & Translator; Local Affiliate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES), Harvard University
                                            
 
             
                                    
             
         
                                    
            
                                                                                                                Thursday, May 6, 2021
            
            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                
                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
        
    
  
            
            12:30pm - 1:45pm
        
                        
            Jews in Modern Europe Seminar —        "An Unspeakable Jewish Tragedy" – Jews, the Munich Revolution, and the Rise of Nazism
            
                                                            
            Virtual/RSVP Required
        
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                        -                                                                                                         Michael Brenner
                                            –                Abensohn Chair in Israel Studies and Director, Center for Israel Studies History, American Universityy, American University
                                            
- Chair                                                                                                        Derek J. Penslar
                                            –                William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Director, The Center for Jewish Studies, Harvard University
                                            
 
             
                                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                    
             
         
                                    
            
                                                                                                                Wednesday, May 5, 2021
            
            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                
                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
        
    
  
            
            12:30pm - 2:00pm
        
                        
            New Research on Europe Seminar —        The Politics of Historical Memory in Eastern Europe
            
                                                            
            Virtual/RSVP Required
        
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                - Chair                                                                                                        Félix Krawatzek
                                            –                Senior Researcher, ZOiS Berlin; Associate Member, Nuffield College, University of Oxford
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                                                                                                        George Soroka
                                            –                Executive Officer, Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University; Lecturer on Government, Department of Government, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Editor, Open Forum Series, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
                                            
 
             
                                    
             
         
                                    
                                    
            
                                                                                                                Tuesday, April 27, 2021
            
            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                
                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
        
    
  
            
            12:00pm - 1:30pm
        
                        
            European Union Seminar —        EU-US Trade Relations: Where do They Stand Under the Biden Administration?
            
                                                            
            Virtual/RSVP Required
        
                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                        -                                                                                                         Stormy-Annika Mildner 
                                            –                Executive Director, Aspen Institute Germany
                                            
-                                                                                                         Peter Rashish 
                                            –                Senior Fellow and Director, Geoeconomics Program, American Institute for German Studies (AICGS)
                                            
-                                                                                                         Rupert Schlegelmilch 
                                            –                Director, The Americas, Agriculture and Food Safety, European Commission
                                            
- Chair                                                                                                        Karl Kaiser
                                            –                Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow & Visiting Scholar (1977-1978), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar (1985-1986), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
                                            
 
             
                                    
             
         
                                    
                                    
            
 
                
            