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PAGE 8 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE May 2, 1986
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Himmelfarb will keynote
program on Israeli culture
The establishment of the state of
Israel has led to the creation of a
dynamic new Israeli culture, which
has had a profound impact on
American Jewish life. 1 he extent
of this influence, and its effect on
Jewish creativity and identity will
be explored in “Vne culture of
Israel: Reflections in American
Life,” Wednesday. May 14, at 7:30
p.m. at Congregation Beth Jacob.
This program is the second in a
five-part public symposium, “Jew
ish Renewal in the Post-Modern
World," co-sponsored by the Na
tional Foundation tor Jewish Cul
ture and the Atlanta Jewish Federa
tion.
Milton Himmelfarb, director of
Information and Research Servi
ces of the American Jewish Com
mittee. w ill be the keynote speaker.
Himmeltarb is also an editor of
“The American Jewish Year Book,"
and a contributing editor of Com
mentary magazine. He has served
as a visiting professor at the Jewish
Theological Seminary and the Re
constructionist Rabbinical College
and as a visiting lecturer at Yale. In
addition, he is the author of “The
Jews of Modernity” and editor of
“Zero Population Growth For
Whom."
Respondingto Himmelfarb’s com
ments will be Dr. Yael Zerubavel,
associate director of the Center for
Jewish Studies at the Graduate
Center of the City University of
New York. Dr. Zerubavel holds a
Ph.D. degree in folklore from the
University of Pennsylvania. Her
areas of specialization are Jewish
Folklore, Israeli culture and so-
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ciety, myths and symbols, and
urban folklore. Her doctoral re
search on the transformation of
symbols of heroism in modern Is
raeli culture, based on extensive
interviews with Israelis, compared
traditional Jewish and contempor
ary Israeli views on the social
meaning of heroism in its historical eration, 873-1661.
Yiddish Institute offers
full slate for students
context. Judith Taylor will servi
chairman for the program.
The remaining three programs
in the symposium will address the
effects of the trends toward accul
turation and the revival of Jewish
Identity on contemporary Jewish
life in America. The final event will
feature “Galgalim,” a unique multi-
media performance. Edward Elson
is program chairman of the Atlan
ta Symposium.
“Jewish Renewal in the Post-
Modern World” is part of a nation
wide series of public programs en
titled “Creativity and Continuity:
Jewish Culture in America,” planned
to celebrate the National Founda
tion for Jewish Culture’s 25th anni
versary. Similar symposiums tak
ing place in communities through
out the U.S. will explore the nature
of Jewish culture in the American
environment. Major funding for
“Creativity and Continuity" has
been provided by a grant from the
National Endowment for the Hu
manities.
All symposium events are tree
and open to the public. For addi
tional information, contact Jane
Leavey, at the Atlanta Jewish Fed-
The eighth annual Charlotte Yid
dish Institute will convene May 22-
25 at Wildacres, N.C. Sponsored
by the Jewish Community Center
of Charlotte, the Institute is open
to men and women interested in ad
vancing their knowledge and use of
the Yiddish language and culture.
A scholarship program is of
fered to encourage the participa
tion of “under 40 Yiddishists.”
I he Institute features faculty
lectures, Yiddish language work
shops, culture w orkshops, concerts,
folksinging and dancing; daily and
Shabbat services, a gift shop; nature
walks, and an environment of Hai-
mishkeit.
I he faculty includes Samuel
Norich, executive director of Yivo
Institute for Jewish Research; and
Michael Alpert, musician and Klez-
mer band member. Special guest
will be Yiddish comedienne Chayele
Ash.
Cost is $125, which includes tu
ition. room, meals and gratuities. A
deposit of $30 must accompany
each reservation. Balance of tui
tion must be paid in full by May 15.
For more information on the
Institute’s schedule, fees and scho
larship program, write the Char
lotte Yiddish Institute JCC, Box
13369, Charlotte, N.C. 28211 Or
call Baila Pransky, coordinator,
(704) 366-5564, or l.yba Pollard,
reservations transportation. (704)
366-7846.
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