2005-2006 Events Calendar

Sponsored by the Taube Center for Jewish Studies.

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Fall 2005-2006: November 9, 2005: SAVYON LIEBRECHT - Author

Building 160, Room 127, 9:00AM

Savyon Liebrecht (b. 1948, Munich, Germany) was born to Polish Holocaust survivor parents who immigrated with her to Israel soon after her birth. Although she does not possess memories of the European genocide, her father's, whose first wife and daughter perished there, dwell within her and need to bud out. It is sagacious to reflect that Liebrecht is one of the few Israeli women novelists writing on this topic and thus her corpus inevitably involves questions of gender. She writes novels, stories, television scripts and plays. She studied Philosophy and Literature at Tel Aviv University and began publishing in 1986. In 1987 she received the Alterman Award for her first short story collection "Apples from the Desert" (1986), and twice she has been awarded the Prime Minister's Prize for Literature.

Fall 2005-2006: November 8, 12:00 PM: Conversation with an Israeli Musical Group (Wallenberg Theatre)

The Fools of Prophecy (Shotei Hanevuah) is one of Israel ’s innovative and most popular musical groups. Their music and concerts combine a joyful party experience with a message of peace and harmony. The group is playing a fusion of reggae dub, side by side with hip hop and dance – all spiced with an eastern Mediterranean flavor. The group’s albums have reached platinum and their concert brings the thousands throughout Israel. The students will meet the group, learn from them about Israeli music and listen to their music.

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Winter 2005-2006: February 9, 12:00 Noon (Building 240, room 207)

Lecture:
The Zionist body: Between Metaphor and Reality
Michael Gluzman , Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature, Tel Aviv University

Spring 2005-2006: Wednesday, May 24, 12:00 (Building 160, Room 326)

Special Presentation in Hebrew by Israeli Photographer Roi Kuper

Meet one of Israel's foremost contemporary artists and learn about artistic life in Israel today through a special slide presentationin Hebrew by photographer Roi Kuper. Kuper will discuss his work and speak about his participation in the exhibition 'Art of Living: Contemporary Photography and Video from the Israel Museum', currently on view at The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. Kuper?s rent projects explore the nature of the photographic medium, while investigating questions of time, place and memory through recurring images of natural and man-made landscapes. For more information about the exhibition and featured artists visit www.thecjm.org <http://www.thecjm.org/> .

Co-sponsored by The Contemporary Jewish Museum and the Consulate General of Israel