39 min
Chemi Peres: On memoir written by his father Shimon Peres, fmr. President & Prime Minister of Israel The Common Good Podcast
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Chemi Peres on the new memoir written by his father Shimon Peres, former President & Prime Minister of Israel, “No Room for Small Dreams: Courage, Imagination, and the Making of Modern Israel”
Monday, September 18, 2017
Shimon Peres, a leading statesman in his country and around the world, penned the book, “No Room for Small Dreams: Courage, Imagination, and the Making of Modern Israel", shortly before his death, intertwining the historic moments of his own life and of Israel's -- and the future he hopes for his nation. Shimon Peres was one of Israel’s founding fathers and for more than six decades was an architect of its ascent from a fragile state to a global power. In 1994, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his extraordinary efforts to forge peace between Israel and the Palestinians. In 1996, he founded the groundbreaking Peres Center for Peace and Innovation to focus on developing and implementing imaginative peacebuilding programs around the world. Peres died in September 2016, shortly after finishing his work on this book. He was ninety-three years old.
Chemi Peres, son of the late president of Israel, Shimon Peres, is one of Israel’s foremost venture capital and innovation pioneers. He is the Managing Partner & Co-Founder of Pitango Venture Capital. Prior he served 10 years in the Israeli Air Force. Chemi is currently the Chairman of the Peres Center for Peace.
Chemi Peres on the new memoir written by his father Shimon Peres, former President & Prime Minister of Israel, “No Room for Small Dreams: Courage, Imagination, and the Making of Modern Israel”
Monday, September 18, 2017
Shimon Peres, a leading statesman in his country and around the world, penned the book, “No Room for Small Dreams: Courage, Imagination, and the Making of Modern Israel", shortly before his death, intertwining the historic moments of his own life and of Israel's -- and the future he hopes for his nation. Shimon Peres was one of Israel’s founding fathers and for more than six decades was an architect of its ascent from a fragile state to a global power. In 1994, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his extraordinary efforts to forge peace between Israel and the Palestinians. In 1996, he founded the groundbreaking Peres Center for Peace and Innovation to focus on developing and implementing imaginative peacebuilding programs around the world. Peres died in September 2016, shortly after finishing his work on this book. He was ninety-three years old.
Chemi Peres, son of the late president of Israel, Shimon Peres, is one of Israel’s foremost venture capital and innovation pioneers. He is the Managing Partner & Co-Founder of Pitango Venture Capital. Prior he served 10 years in the Israeli Air Force. Chemi is currently the Chairman of the Peres Center for Peace.
39 min