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Israel
Returns to Life: A History
Art Pitz, PHD
Monday, May
12th Moline, Library 6:30 pm
Tuesday, May 13th Geneseo Library 6:30 pm
Description:
2008 marks the 60th Anniversary of the rebirth of the nation
of Israel. Theodor Herzl, the Balfour Declaration, Dr. Chaim
Weitzman, the Holocaust, David Ben Gurion, Golda Meir and
other key events, documents, controversies, and personalities
made for a compelling story on the rebirth of Israel in 1948.
This presentation will introduce you to this history and
assist you in incorporating this information in incorporating
this information in your history, social studies, and
contemporary issues
curriculum in the classroom if you are a teacher."
Dr. Arthur H. Pitz has his Ph.D. in History from Northern
Illinois University. He has been teaching on the modern
Middle East for many years as well as having lived and
traveled in the region. Dr. Pitz has been a Fulbright Senior
Specialist and a Illinois Humanities Council Road Scholar. He
has received many awards for teaching excellence. Currently,
he teaches for St. Ambrose University and Augustana College.
Israeli
Yom Ha’atzma’ut Rally
When/Time: Sunday, May 18th 2:00 pm
Where: McManus (Rocket) Park, Bettendorf
Sasha Grishukov, Finalist from the Israeli television series
“A Star is Born” (Israeli version of American Idol)
Carmel
Harel, Musician
Chai Flyers Event
Thursday, May 22, 12:00 noon Carmel Harel,
Israeli Shlicha of New Hampshire will play the piano and sing
Israeli songs from the last 60 years. She is a graduate of
Israel Art and Science Academy in Jerusalem.
Israeli Films (Subtitles)
Double Feature Sunday, June
8th
Figge Art Museum Auditorium
Admission to double-feature: $5.00. There will be a half hour
intermission where Israeli snacks will be served.
First Film 1:00 pm:
Schwartz Dynasty (Subtitles)
Directors Shmuel and Amir
Hasfari. Israel, 2005
This dramatic comedy is a satirical look at Israeli society.
The Schwartz Dynasty" is the tale of two women, joined
together by their common struggle for their right to determine
their own destiny, in a small town torn apart by religious
extremism, petty power struggles, and bigotry. Miriam's world
falls apart after her husband, the head of a religious council
commits suicide in the wake of a financial scandal. As an act
of devotion to him she is determined to be buried by his side,
in the section of the cemetery reserved for those who have
committed the ultimate sin and have taken their own lives. In
the maze of religious bureaucracy, Miriam meets Anna, a
Russian immigrant, who struggles to prove that her father was
a Jew in order to fulfill his wish to be buried in the holy
land.
Second Film 3:00 pm:
Broken Wings (Subtitles)
Director:
Nir
Bergman, Israel, 2002
The winner of nine prizes at the Israeli Academy Awards and a
hit in its home country, the award-winning BROKEN WINGS is the
extraordinarily moving story of the life and loves of the
Ullman family, an ordinary Israeli family coping with everyday
life. Daphne
and her four children try to cope with the abrupt death of
husband/father. As the family seems to fall apart, a sudden
incident gives them a chance to heal their 'broken wings'
Israeli Scouts / Tzofim
Friendship Caravan
Sunday,
August 3rd 3:00 pm
Redstone Room River Music Experience
Davenport, Iowa
The Tzofim
Friendship Caravan is part of the delegation sent to North
America to represent Israel every summer. The Caravan is
comprised by ten highly motivated and musical 16 and 17 year
old teenagers. The performance includes songs in Hebrew and
Yiddish exposing audiences to the vast cultural diversity in
Israel.
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