MJCCA Book Fest In Your Living Room Live Presents Raffi Berg - Red Sea Spies Virtual Event

MJCCA Book Fest In Your Living Room Live Presents Raffi Berg - Red Sea Spies Virtual Event

Sunday, Nov 15, 2020 3:00 PM

Location:
Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta on Zoom

The Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta welcomes Middle East editor of the BBC News and author Raffi Berg on Sunday, November 15, 2020 at 3 PM (EST).  

The author will discuss his book, “Red Sea Spies: The True Story of Mossad’s Fake Diving Resort” with special guest, former Mossad Commander Dani Limor.

This program is presented in partnership with the National JCC Literary Consortium.

Tickets options are as follows:

-Admit one for $11 (does not include a copy of the book); or 

-Admit one for $35 (includes a copy of “Red Sea Spies." Price covers shipping.) 

All books will be shipped after the event. Please note that USPS is experiencing delays due to the pandemic. Mailed packages may arrive several days later than usual.

About the Book

In the early 1980s, on a remote part of the Sudanese coast, a new luxury resort opened for business. Catering to divers, it attracted guests from around the world. Little did the guests know that the staff members were undercover spies, working for the Mossad, Israel’s secret service. 

This page-turner tells the true story that inspired the recent Netflix drama “The Red Sea Diving Resort.” What began with one cryptic message pleading for help turned into the secret evacuation of thousands of Ethiopian Jews and the spiriting of them to Israel. 

About the Author

Raffi Berg is the Middle East editor of the BBC News website. A journalist for nearly 30 years, he has a particular interest in events in Israel, from where he has reported extensively in times of war and peace. He graduated in Modern and Medieval History from the London School of Economics, and was a student of Jewish and Israel studies at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Raffi is based in London, where he lives with his family.  

About the Conversation Partner

Dani Limor served 25 years in the Mossad, with activities including leading the secret operation which evacuated Ethiopian Jews from Sudan to Israel at the command of Prime Minister Menachem Begin. Before joining the Mossad, he was an officer in the Israeli paratroopers and he has fought in four of Israel's wars. He is a founder of the Nachshon School for Social Leadership and is currently mapping emerging Jewish communities around the world for the Ministry of the Diaspora.