In this special program for the Summer we will explore the literary worlds of three of the most renown Israeli writers. These writers move seamlessly between worlds in which reality and fantasy are woven together into the wonderful tapestry that we call the Israeli experience.
Meir Shalev's two chapters: מתנ"ך לתקומה offers a glimpse of the vast Biblical knowledge that Shalev possesses and the wonderful ways in which he uses it in his writing.
Etgar Keret (two chapters) משואה לאמפתיה explores how Keret uses his experience as the son of Holocaust survivors to explore the experience of minorities in Israel.
Hanoch Levin (a chapter) בתוך מחוץ לשיירה explores how Levin looks at the role of protest and dissent play in the arts.
This is a 5 Lectures series taught by Ilan Vitemberg on the following dates from 8-9:45 PM EST. The cost is $15 per lecture (single tickets are only for a trial lecture) or $70 for the whole series.
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June 30 - Meir Shalev
July 21 - Meir Shalev
August 4 - Etgar Keret
August 18 - Etgar Keret
September 8 - Hanoch Levin
ABOUT ILAN VITEMBERG
Ilan was born and raised in Israel (Kibbutz Megiddo). He graduated (Summa Cum Laude) from the University of the District of Columbia, with a degree in Theatre Arts, focusing on the use of drama in informal education.
For the past 20 years he has been working with children, teens and adults, both as a formal and an informal teacher. In 1999, he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area where he immersed himself in finding new, creative ways to teach about Judaism, Israel and the Hebrew language to all ages.
Between 2002 and 2006, he was the director of the Diller Teen Fellows program and a Teen Program Consultant at the Bureau of Jewish Education in San Francisco and then became the Director of the Israel Education Initiative and Director of Education Support Services at the Jewish Learning Works.
Currently, he is an independent educational consultant and an Israel Education consultant at the Palo Alto Jewish Community Center. He lives in Oakland, CA with his husband Peter with whom he also acts and performs as a member of the Up A Tree Puppetry duo.