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Sessions for Wednesday, 18:30 - 19:40 (Dinner Hour I)
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- Bedouin Communities in the Negev
- Faux Pas or Ou La La?
- Film: Hineini: Coming Out in a Jewish High School
- Israel's Relationship with the Diaspora
- JEW(ish)
- Jewish Culture or Culturally Jewish?
- Jews in the History of British Photojournalism
- London Elections 2012: the Big Jewish Question Time
- Napoleon and the Jews
- No More an Oxymoron: the Greats of Jewish Athletics
- Paper Cuts
- Reconnecting Jewish Life to the Cycles of Nature
- Self Knowledge
- So You Want to Be a Rabbi?
- Sons and a Father: Binding Isaac (2 of 2)
- Talking About Talking About … Israel
- The Tent, the Field and the Battlefield: Radical Reversals in the Roles and Fortunes of Biblical Woman
Bedouin Communities in the Negev
Alice Wood
Location: Sci 2
Tracks: Communities, Current affairs, Israel
Type: Lecture
Bedouin constitute around one quarter of the population in the Negev region of Israel. But how much do you know about these communities? In this session, through personal stories and photographs, you will learn more about what life is like for these often forgotten citizens of Israel.
Faux Pas or Ou La La?
Robby Hoffman
Location: Arts - Conference
Tracks: Comedy
Type: Discussion, Performance
Ever wonder what it's like to be born the 7th child to a single hearing-impaired Jewish mother? It's no wonder Robby sees life somewhat differently- through a more neurotic, not quite pessimistic, hilariously charming point of view. Comedian Robby Hoffman rips through some of the worst and best dress Jews. What was Mayim Bialik thinking? Is Drake too cool for Jews?
Film: Hineini: Coming Out in a Jewish High School
Gregg Drinkwater
Location: Hum 1
Tracks: Film/Theatre, Sexuality, Social Justice
Type: Film
Hineini is the story of Shulamit Izen's courageous fight to establish a gay-straight alliance at her Boston Jewish day school. Using interviews with Shulamit, her family, her teachers and other students - those who support her campaign and those opposed - Hineini allows the members of the community to tell their story of struggle and transformation. What emerges is a potent story of a Jewish community navigating the cross-currents of Jewish tradition and social change.
Israel's Relationship with the Diaspora
Shlomo Molla
Location: Rootes Chancellors 2
Tracks: Diaspora, Israel, Politics
Type: Lecture
Shlomo Molla, the only Ethiopian member of the Knesset, will look at the relationship between Israel and the Diaspora. What changes does he see coming? Is the relationship changing and if so, how and does it matter?
JEW(ish)
The JCC,
Liat Rosenthal
Location: SU Copper Rooms 1
Tracks: Drama, Film/Theatre, Storytelling
Type: Creative, Performance
JEW(ish) fuses puppetry, object theatre, animation and visual storytelling to offer a unique performance for Limmud audiences. London based company, Eye Spy Arts present this critically acclaimed performance about contemporary Jewish culture.
Jewish Culture or Culturally Jewish?
Nathan Abrams,
Daniel Cainer,
Liana Finck,
Rebecca Joy Fletcher,
Joel Stanley
Location: Ram 1
Tracks: Comedy, Film/Theatre, Music
Type: Panel Debate
Jewish artists and intellectuals have typically remained aloof from mainstream Jewry often because they view it as being more interested in the colour of wallpaper than in culture. Is such a view justified? This panel will explore the role of ideas, arts and culture in the Jewish community. What is the relationship between cultural engagement and the Jewish community? Are there too many taboos? Is British Jewry too scared to produce really engaging art?
Jews in the History of British Photojournalism
Michael Berkowitz
Location: Lib 1
Tracks: History, Visual Arts
Type: Lecture
There is little investigation, or even memory, of the fact that Jews profoundly changed photojournalism in Britain--and the rest of the world--from 1918 to the 1950s. Stefan Lorant's Lilliput and Picture Post set the pictorial press on an entirely new course. Erich Salomon, murdered in Auschwitz, one of Lorant's featured artists, is arguably the most important but least known of trend-setting photographers.
London Elections 2012: the Big Jewish Question Time
Adrian Cohen
Location: Sci 3
Tracks: Current affairs, Politics
Type: Panel Debate, Discussion
On May 3rd 2012, voters in London will choose a Mayor for the nation's capital. Boris Johnson, Ken Livingstone and Brian Paddick amongst other candidates will be vying for votes across the city, including the Jewish Community. See representatives from each Party set out their stall for London and put to them your questions.
Napoleon and the Jews
Trudy Gold
Location: Sci 7
Tracks: History
Type: Lecture
'I would rather my people be persecuted than live in peace under Napoleon because Napoleon will be the end of the Jewish people' Zalman of Liady, founder of Chabad. Napoleon was one of the most controversial figures in history, he ratified their citizenship, broke down Ghetto Walls but 'to the Jews as individuals everything to corporal Israel nothing'. Count Molet envoy to the Assembly of Notables. What was the relationship?
No More an Oxymoron: the Greats of Jewish Athletics
Brian Sacks
Location: Soc 4
Tracks: Film/Theatre
Type: Lecture
Two great Jewish athletes, Harold Abrahams and Gretel Bergmann, have been immortalised in films. Others, less well-known, have stories and achievements every bit as remarkable. They include the rabbi's daughter from Ramsgate who set a world high jump record; the Olympic multi-gold medallist who did not compete on Sundays; and the greatest athlete of the 19th-century, champion at every distance from 50 yards to 1 mile. This multi-media presentation tells their stories and more.
Paper Cuts
Miriam Edelman
Location: Soc 10 (YLC Art)
Tracks: Arts and Crafts
Type: Creative, Workshop / Practical
No, not the kind that hurt your finger! Paper cutting is a very old Jewish art form. All you need is paper and scissors, so even in the poorest places Jews have been able to create beautiful things. I learned here at Limmud from Zipora Ne'eman, and have been teaching her methods ever since. I'll show you the basics and help you make your own paper cuts.
Reconnecting Jewish Life to the Cycles of Nature
Zelig Golden
Location: Ram 4
Tracks: Environment, Spirituality, Tanach/Text
Type: Discussion, Lecture
The Hebrew calendar reflects the cycles of nature. Explore the magic of reconnecting Jewish tradition and spirituality with nature's cycles. Learn why Jews are a rain people and Sukkot is the biggest Jewish party of the year. With primary texts and a circular Hebrew calendar, we'll uncover the profound relationship between our traditions and Creation and why Judaism is inherently connected to the rhythms of nature.
Self Knowledge
Danny Shine
Location: Lib 2
Tracks: Meditation, Psychology, Spirituality
Type: Workshop / Practical
The final mystery is oneself (Oscar Wilde). Danny will create the space for all of us to deepen our knowledge of ourselves. This session is only suitable for people who are fascinated with themselves!
So You Want to Be a Rabbi?
Judith Levitt,
Benji Stanley
Location: Hum 2
Tracks: Communities, Education, Leadership
Type: Discussion, Workshop / Practical
Judith Levitt and Benji Stanley will share their personal journeys to the rabbinate. They will also answer questions about how to decide if rabbinical school is right for you, the logistics of applications and interviews as well as how to balance personal and rabbinic life.
Sons and a Father: Binding Isaac (2 of 2)
Lewis Warshauer
Location: Sci 8
Tracks: Tanach/Text, Visual Arts
Type: Discussion
Sons and fathers: a frequent and fraught topic in the Bible. We will view and discuss works of art that depict the binding of Abraham's younger son Isaac. Using art as visual commentary, we'll explore insights into family dynamics and the role of this episode in Judaism. Part 1 is Abraham and Ishmael.
Talking About Talking About … Israel
Nick Gendler
Location: Sci 1
Tracks: Israel, Politics
Type: Discussion
Israel seems to generate more aggressive debate within the Jewish community than any other topic. Can we have a very different kind of conversation about the issues we disagree on most by changing the place from where we have those conversations. How would we engage with the other if we moved away from speaking from a need to be right, to speaking from a capacity that they might see the world very differently from us?
The Tent, the Field and the Battlefield: Radical Reversals in the Roles and Fortunes of Biblical Woman
Judy Klitsner
Location: Sci 5
Tracks: Age/Gender Issue, Sexuality, Tanach/Text
Type: Text Study
What do the infertile, tent-dwelling mothers of Genesis have in common with the military and spiritual leaders of the book of Judges? See how reading one story in light of others offers insight into the complex relationship between biblical men and women. In addition, experience the Bible's artfully subversive style, in which stories about biblical women boldly challenge and undermine others. No Hebrew knowledge required.
