Hebrew @ Wesleyan

 

 

Wesleyan University,  Fall 2009

Screening of the Israeli film The Band's Visit

(Wednesday, November 4)

PAC 001, 7:00pm

The Band’s visit is a film about  an Egyptian band which came to Israel to play at the opening of an Arab Cultural Center and by mistake arrives at an isolated village where as one of the villagers informs them, “there is no Arab culture, no Israeli culture, no culture at all”.

The film  was awarded the official Cannes Festival selection as well as 8 Israeli academy awards. It is 90 minutes with  English subtitles.

Next semester the Israel and Jewish Studies will present the Israeli Film Festival.

 

Wesleyan University, Spring 2009

Israel in Shorts

Screening of Etgar Keret's movie $9.99

(Wednesday, March 25)

Goldsmith Family Cinema, 7:30pm

After the screening of the movie, $9.99, guest speaker Etgar Keret

will talk  about his film as well as answer questions from the audience.

 

Screening Episodes from the TV series In Treatment

 

(Thursday, April 23 and

Thursday, April 30)

Goldsmith Family Cinema, 7:30pm

 

Each screening will be followed by a presentation by the head writer of  the successful Israeli TV show In Treatment (Betipul),  Ori Sivan. Professor Sivan is Wesleyan Jewish and Israel Visiting Professor.

 

 

 Wesleyan University, Fall 2008

 

Found in Translation

 (Tuesday, September 16)

Russell House, 8pm


Guest speaker: Dr. Miriam Yahil-Wax, an expert in Israeli theater, will give a multi-media presentation about the immigrant theater in Israel and how the theater functions as a laboratory of language and culture.


Reception will follow

 

Why Didn't You Come Before the War ?

(Wednesday, October 29)

Memorial Chapel, 8pm


A one woman play by Fabiana Meyuhas, based on Lizzie Doron's book by the same title. The play exposes with black humor the relationship between a daughter who was born in Israel and her mother, a Holocaust survivor. The performances will be followed by questions and answers from the audience.


Reception will follow

 

Between Three Identities: Woman, Israeli, Writer

(Wednesday, November 19)

Usdan University Center, Room 108, 8pm


The acclaimed Israeli writer Judith Katzir will present her path in writing from the first stories that were written in the late eighties and gathered into the collection Closing the Sea to her latest novel Dearest Ann.


Reception will follow

 

 

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