The Big Hits of Our Tiny Land

No Other Land, Jerusalem of Gold, Hava Nagila, Cheers to this Nation, Friendship

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 […]