Food is for eating. But it also provides a vehicle for expressing ethnic pride and national identity. Sometimes food articulates conflict, and other times it serves to foster coexistence.
Ari Ariel, adjunct assistant professor at University of Iowa, will present “Hummus Wars: Food, Identity and the Middle East Conflict” to discuss how these dynamics play out.
His talk will address:
- The Guinness World Record competition for the largest serving of hummus;
- Calls for boycotting the food product from the shelves of American grocery stores; and
- Debates about who invented hummus anyway.
Hosted by the Siegal Lifelong Learning Program, the lecture will take place Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 7 p.m., in the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage (2929 Richmond Road, Beachwood). A kosher hummus sampling by Chef Yuval will follow the talk.
Tickets will be $5 for members of the Siegal Lifelong Learning Program or the Maltz Museum and $10 for nonmembers.
Register through the Siegal Lifelong Learning Program website.