Beit Avi Chai launches a new lecture series: Living in San Francisco on the Waterfront – Wandering Jews in the American Cinema. The series is edited by film scholar Yuval Rivlin, who will moderate the series, featuring guest speakers and screening excerpts from films. Admission per session is: 30 NIS; students: 20 NIS. Midnight East readers: discount admission of 20 NIS with the code יוזמה.
The first lecture will take place on Tuesday, July 2 at 20:00, here is the info from Beit Avi Chai:
The First Generation
In the first half of the 20th century, American Jews moved from the traditional world to modern American society. In both worlds they felt at home, and in both they felt like exiles. We will take a close look at this difficult transition between the two worlds as portrayed on the big screen, including excerpts from West Side Story, The Dyybuk, and The Wizard of Oz. Guest: Prof. Yossi Shain.
The second lecture will take place on Tuesday, July 9th at 20:00:
The Second Generation
In the 21st century, American Jewish society felt confident with its American identity. From this sense of confidence, the second generation developed vibrant and joyous art that sees exile as more of a blessing than a curse. In the session we will take a look at the modern American-Jewish image and consider to what extent it is relevant to those living in “exile” in Zion; with excerpts from A Serious Man, Angels in America, and Yentl. Guest: Dr. Yair Lipschitz
Beit Avi Chai, 44 King George Street, Jerusalem. 02-6215300.
