Female Scholars, Writers and Artists at the National Library
Encounters, Discussions, Film Screenings and Lectures
07-03-2019 | Thursday March 7th 19:00-21:00 | 30th of Adar
The National Library building
The woman with a tape-recorder: the story of Edith (Esther) Gerson-Kiwi, who pioneered the documentation and study of Israeli ethnic music
Tamar Zigman, the National Library's Music Department
19:00, 20:00
The songs of the women of the Atlas Mountains – Memories of the "Grand Arenas" transit camp in Marseille
Neta Elkayam, musician and artist
19:00
A portrait of a woman: a BookSurfing session dedicated to women and femininity
Hosted by Nitza Toledano and Dalit Williams
19:30
To participate in this BookSurfing event please register by email at: [email protected]
The incarnations of Potiphar's wife/Zuleikha: from evil temptress to spiritual hero
Dr. Raquel Ukeles, curator of the National Library's Islam and Middle East collection
19:00, 20:00
Where did the women disappear to during the Inquisition trials of the Anusim in South America?
Dr. Aliza Moreno, librarian of the Judaica Reading Room at the National Library
19:00, 19:30
A reading of the works of Leah Goldberg
Bilha Ben-Eliyahu, lecturer in literature at the Kerem Institute, David Yellin College, and Efrata College.
19:00, 20:00
A screening of the film: Alone - The Legend of Miriam Yalan-Shtekelis
Director: Reuven Brodeski
19:00, 20:00
They left their marks: the female illustrators who drew the books of our childhood
Dorit Gani, the National Library's Information and Reference Department
19:30, 20:30
Male, female, other: the librarian war over your gender identity
Ahava Cohen, head of the National Library's Hebrew Cataloguing Department
19:00, 20:00
Creating an entry: a workshop on enhancing and enriching Wikipedia entries on women
Orly Simon, head of Public Services at the national Library
19:00, 20:00
Letters of female writers and poets from the National Library archives
Dr. Yehosheva Samet Shinberg, the Humanities Center at the National Library
19:00, 20:00
Stars and grass: the graphic design works of Ali Gross
Ada Vardi, graphic designer and curator
19:30, 20:30
A pop-up library dedicated to women's writing
An open reading space with a selection of books written by women about women: literature, poetry, fiction, non-fiction and more
Throughout the evening
Throughout the evening
20 women, 20 questions: a digital quiz on female scholars, writers and artists
Solve and share – on your own, in couples, or in groups
Throughout the evening
• Tickets cost 25 NIS each
• Sessions will last between 20 and 90 minutes
• Each session will take place twice, at the respective times mentioned above
• Sessions will take place simultaneously in different locations in the Library
• A printed program containing information about the sessions, their schedules and locations will be distributed to participants on the day of the event
