Mark Braverman discusses his book, Fatal Embrace

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BALTIMORE CATHEDRAL IS VENUE FOR JEWISH-AMERICAN AUTHOR'S INVITATION TO JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES TO TRANSFORM THEIR THINKING ABOUT THE SEARCH FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE

Event date: February 10
Location: Cathedral of the Incarnation, Baltimore
Contact: Paul Verduin 301-495-7891 or PaulVerduin@starpower.net

Washington, DC Jewish-American author Mark Braverman will introduce and discuss his thought-provoking new book Fatal Embrace: Christians, Jews, and the Search for Peace in the Holy Land on Wednesday, February 10, 7-9 pm at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Baltimore, located at 4 East University Parkway (corner of N. Charles St.). Dr. Braverman's much-talked-about new title, just released by Synergy Books, features a foreword by acclaimed American biblical scholar Walter Brueggemann, who calls Braverman's groundbreaking work "an invitation that must be heeded." Harvard University author Sara Roy, a daughter of Holocaust survivors, calls Fatal Embrace "courageous, provocative, and greatly deserving of our attention." Princeton University professor emeritus Richard Falk, now the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, calls it "essential reading for all who genuinely care about the future of Israel and the suffering of the Palestinian people." Harvard international affairs professor Stephen Walt, co-author of The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy, says "Braverman points the way to a future that respects past tragedies but is not imprisoned by them," adding that "both Jews and Christians have much to learn from this thoughtful, courageous, and deeply personal book." In the same vein, British clergyman-author Stephen Sizer calls Braverman's book "a wake-up call for Jews and Christians, especially, but for all who yearn for peace and reconciliation in the Middle East."

Fatal Embrace author Mark Braverman shows how the Jewish quest for safety and empowerment and the Christian endeavor to atone for centuries of anti-Semitism have united to suppress the conversations needed to bring about a just and lasting peace in the Holy Land. Fatal Embrace charts Braverman’s journey as an American Jew struggling with the difficult realities of modern Israel. Vividly describing the spiritual and psychological forces driving the discourse, Braverman turns to the prophets’ cry for justice and Jesus’ transformative ministry to show the way forward.

Mark Braverman is a Jewish American with deep family roots in the Holy Land. Trained as a clinical psychologist, Mark now devotes himself full-time to the cause for peace in historic Palestine. In his work he focuses on the role of religious beliefs and theology in the current discourse on Israel/Palestine and the future of interfaith relations. Mark is a co-founder of Friends of Tent of Nations North America. He serves on the advisory board of Friends of Sabeel--North America and the Board of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions-USA. He lives in Bethesda, MD, and maintains the website www.markbraverman.org.

Dr. Braverman's presentation, with a question-and-answer session following, will take place in the Cathedral sanctuary. The public event is sponsored by Baltimore Friends of Sabeel, an affiliate of the ecumenical Christian organization Friends of Sabeel--North America, which promotes a just peace in the Holy Land for all of its people through education, reconciliation and nonviolence.

For further information about this event, contact Paul Verduin at PaulVerduin@starpower.net or by phone at 301-495-7891. Mr. Verduin is Maryland area coordinator for Friends of Sabeel--North America, whose web address is www.FOSNA.org .