Beirut 1967...24 Hours To Flee
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Authors
La Sorte Rich, Rosa
Issue Date
2016-11-09
Type
article
Language
en_US
Keywords
Rosie Rich , American University Of Beirut , 1967 , Six Day War , Arab/Israeli War
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Abstract
November 9th, 6-7:30pm, McCue Auditorium, Liberal Arts Building
"Beirut 1967...24 Hours To Flee"Presented by Rosie Rich, Local Educator
Author Rosie Rich will discuss challenges she faced while establishing the first Health and Physical Education Program for Women at the American University of Beirut. During the 1967 Six Day Arab/Israeli War, Rosie was the only female on the Committee to plan the successful 24 hour evacuation of the 5000 Americans living in Beirut.
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This is a 1:29:07 lecture given as part of The College at Brockport's Lifelong Learning Community Lecture Series.