The series Contemporary Israeli Voices was initiated, is curated and has been organized by Dalit Katz, Director of the Center for Jewish Studies. The series showcases the most contemporary voices in Israeli society especially in the arts: literature, films and TV shows. The series was conceived in 2002 and is offered annually in the fall. All events in the series are an essential part of the Hebrew program’s groundbreaking curriculum at Wesleyan University. Contemporary Israeli Voices celebrates women’s and minorities’ voices as well as the growing success of Israeli films and TV in Hollywood and around the world.
Contemporary Israeli Voices is free and open to the Wesleyan community as well as the general community.
| Thursday, October 14, 2021, 4:00 PM
THE LIAR: ON LOVE AND OBSESSION Ayelet Gundar Goshen will speak about her recent book The Liar. What happens when a lie we tell gains momentum and spins out of control? With propulsive energy, dark humor, and deep insight, The Liar reveals the far-reaching consequences of even our smallest choices, and explores the hidden corners of human nature to reveal the liar, and the truth-teller, in all of us. Live online multi-media presentation with Q&A session with the audience. |
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| Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 4:00 PM
HOUSE ON ENDLESS WATERS Bestselling novelist Emuna Elon speaks about the impacts of the revelations of our past on our present. She will discuss her most recent novel, concerning WWII and her family place in the Netherlands, and the reasons why the survival of past times continue to emerge in our survival in the present. Live online multi-media presentation with Q&A session with the audience. |
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| Thursday, November 18, 2021, 8:00 PM
THE FOREIGN MOTHER TONGUE: WRITING BETWEEN ARABIC AND HEBREW IN ISRAEL/PALESTINE Sayed Kashua is author of three well-received novels, the creator of the hit Israeli TV series, “Arab Labor,” and was a long time columnist for the Hebrew-language daily Haaretz. Through his writing he opens up new and unusual conversations about Arab identity, Palestinian identity, and Israeli identity and explores what it means to sit at a point of intersection between them. Live online multi-media presentation with Q&A session with the audience. |
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