Peace in the Middle East is one of the most pressing items on President-Elect Obama’s long to-do list. Former Speaker of the Knesset Avraham Burg says that Israel must move on from a Holocaust mentality in order to accomplish a lasting peace in the region. His new book is The Holocaust is Over; We Must Rise From its Ashes.

Event: Avraham Burg will be answering questions on WNYC's Art.Cult blog as part of the New York Public Library’s “Live” series! Submit your questions here.