Yossi Sarid - Academic conference guest of honor
The Icon Festival, in conjunction with the Tel-Aviv University and The Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy are proud to welcome and host Mr. Yossi Sarid to the Academic SF conference at Icon.
Yossi Sarid (born October 24, 1940) is an Israeli author, poet, and former politician. He was a Member of Knesset for the Labor party, Chairman of MERETZ, Minister of the Environment, Minister of Education, Chairman of the Opposition, and served in 9 houses of Knesset.
Yossef Sarid (Schnedier) was born in 1940 to his father, Ya'akov, who was a member of MAPAI and served as Director General of the Ministry of Education, and his mother, Duba. Sarid served in the IDF in the Artillery Corps and was a Military Correspondent. He is a professional journalist, and holds an M.A. in Political Science and Sociology from the School of Social Research in New York.
In his book, Accordingly, We are Here Assembled , Yossi Sarid gives voice to the history that we haven't heard, to the events about which we did not read – because they were covered up? Because they didn't happen? Because it all seemed different at the time? In a dialog with Sahra Blau, Yossi Sarid will discuss new readings into history, and their ongoing relationship with the present, and the looming future.