Jerusalem of Song: A Festive Lecture to Celebrate Jerusalem Day
A special and exciting lecture about Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, to mark the anniversary of its liberation. In this lecture, we will distinguish between songs about Jerusalem written from the time of the establishment of the State of Israel (1948) until the Six-Day War (1967) and those written after the war and the city’s […]
The Big Hits of Our Tiny Land
A special and exciting lecture about Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, to mark the anniversary of its liberation. In this lecture, we will distinguish between songs about Jerusalem written from the time of the establishment of the State of Israel (1948) until the Six-Day War (1967) and those written after the war and the city’s […]
A Kibbutz* of Milk and Honey: The Kibbutz Composers
What was the status of the composer / songwriter on the kibbutz?How did s/he make a living? The lecture focuses on the kibbutz composers and songwriters, some of whom were born there and others who chose to live there for at leastsome portion of their lives. During the lecture we will visit, virtually, the highlights and unique […]
Who Has More Respect? Israeli Musicals as Shapers of the National Culture
How do Musicals reflect the entire spectrum of society and culture? What is the musical’s role in shaping the societal and national ideology Kazablan is a milestone in Israeli culture in that it exposes the ethnic disparities existing in the country since the early 1950s. Kazablan, the protagonist, was born in Casablanca (hence the nickname). […]
