Selichot in Krakow: Migrations of a Melody
The only one of my mother’s melodies to remain is the sing-song of the shamash from the Rem’uh [Rabbi Moses Isserles] Synagogue in Krakow, as he
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Some Reflections on Transmitting the Memory of the Shoah and its Implications, Particularly in Israel
Introduction I would like to thank Prof. Saul Friedlander for his bountiful lecture and to personally thank him for agreeing to come as the guest
The Case of the Jewish Biography
Coming from Israel, where the genre of biography is much less popular, almost nonexistent, in comparison with the phenomenon in the United States, I feel
Where are the individual voices?
Discussions will soon be held on modernizing and renovating the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, built immediately following World War II. After returning from there last
“Exile” by Frederic Brenner
Introduction “Exile” was read while on a journey. My journey vis-a-vis Frederic Brenner’s journey into Exile. And like every journey, at least on the surface,
Devari-m Series
Editors: Michal Govrin and Menachem Lorberbaum Carmel Publishing House and “Halamish” Association, Jerusalem The following were published in the Devari-m Series:
Hitkansut for Yom HaShoah
As the generation of Holocaust survivors passes, we must find new, meaningful ways to commemorate the Shoah. Similar to the Passover seder, Hitkansut is guided
“Gog and Magog” – Laboratory Work
The creating artists: Michal Govrin – establishment of the Gog and Magog laboratory, writing and directingFrida Klepfholtz – design and presentationOrna Millo – installation and
The Seder of This Night
Organized the Seder of the night: Frida Kalpholz, Michal Govrin, Doron Livne, Orna MilloSet the table: Frida KlepfholzIlluminated the Seder: Alan BachinskyOrganized the music: Steven
The Journey of the Year
Performance – students of the theater department of the Hebrew University, in collaboration with the Khan Theater Department of Theatre in The Hebrew University, Jerusalem
But There Was Love: Shaping the Memory of the Shoah
What is the role of the memory of the Shoah in the face of a changing present? How can we shape it as a social
In the Bloom of Her Day
Directed by: Michal GovrinSet: Frida Goldberger-KlapholtzMusic: Max SternCostume: Judith WestmorPerformed by: Rachel Levi “In the Bloom of Her Days” is a theatrical adaptation of one
Love on the Shore
During a summer in the early sixties, in a disco on the Ashkelon beach, three people fall in love. Esther, who was educated in a
We Were As Dreamers
Edited by: Michal GovrinIntroduction by: David Assaf In Pinchas Govrin’s (1904 – 1985) memoir, We Were As Dreamers, the story of one family caught in
Facing Evil – Thoughts on a Visit to Auschwitz
Discussions are currently underway about restoring the Auschwitz Museum, which was established on the grounds of the concentration camp two years after World War II.
The Journey to Poland
In late October 1975, when I was in my early twenties and completing my doctorate in Paris, I went to Poland. An almost impossible journey
The Work-Room, L’Atelier
Translated and directed by: Michal GovrinSet: Moshe SternfeldCostumes: Genia MalkinMusic: Josef TalLighting: Michael Lieberman The Cast: Leon: Shmuel SegalHelen: Rachel ShorSimone: Dalia FriedlandMadame Laurence: Ada
The Emigrants
Directed and translated by: Michal GovrinMusic: Joseph TalCostume and set: Moshe SternfeldLighting: Ben-Zion MonitzMotion: Rut Ziv-Eyal Cast:Shabtai Konorty -AAAvinoam Mor-Haim -ZZ The time is the
Hold On to the Sun
A richly varied collection of short stories, legends, a novella, and essays. In this portrait of the artist as a young woman, Michal Govrin offers
Body of Prayer
Jacques Derrida, Michal Govrin, David Shapiro Design: Kim Shkapich To read and download the full book here The “Advanced Concepts” course has been an integral
The Passion of Jerusalem
At the heart of the Jerusalem myth lies passion: the figure of a woman and the man who chooses her out of the intensity of
Jewish Literary Manifesto (in First Person Feminine)
1. Portrait of the artist as a young Jew: Tel Aviv – Paris – Jerusalem In both a literary and Talmudic spirit, I will present
The Making of the Sea, a Chronicle of Exegesis
Michal GovrinLiliane Klapisch: Etching The Making of the Sea is a journal, a chronicle. During the journey, which starts on the seashore at Rio-De-Janeiro and
