UpDate - Vol. 13, No. 13, Page 2
December 2, 1993
NPR correspondent to discuss Mid East beat

     National Public Radio's Middle East correspondent Linda Gradstein will
discuss "Covering the Middle East: From the Gulf War to the Peace Talks" at
7:30 p.m.., Tuesday, Dec. 7, in Room 115 of Purnell Hall.
     Her free public talk is the first in the new Yetta and Sonny Chaiken
Jewish Culture Lecture series.
     Gradstein, who has been covering the Middle East since 1990, is based
in Jerusalem, has lived in Cairo and speaks fluent Hebrew and Arabic.
     Trained in both journalism and foreign affairs, she earned a master's
degree from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University,
specializing in Arab studies and international affairs. She also has
studied at the American University of Cairo and at the Hebrew University of
Jerusalem.
     After her talk, a reception will be held in honor of Yetta and Sonny
Chaiken, who have been active in promoting Jewish life and culture on the
U.D. campus. The Chaikens commitment to the University and to Jewish
scholarship have been instrumental in the development of the University's
Jewish Studies Program.
     The Dec. 7 talk is co-sponsored by the Jewish Studies Program and the
Department of English at the University.
     For more information, contact Sara Horowitz, director of the Jewish
Studies Program, at 831-6731 or 831-2361.