Professor Jonathan Marc Gribetz, Princeton University, will discuss his new book, "Reading Herzl in Beirut: The PLO Effort to Know the Enemy," which tells the story of the Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center, from its establishment in 1965 until its ultimate expulsion from Lebanon in 1983. Gribetz explores why the PLO invested in research about the Jews, what its researchers learned about Judaism and Zionism, and how the knowledge they acquired informed the PLO’s relationship to Israel. This talk is free and open to the public. For details and registration, visit the Bildner Center website.