Jcall in Israele E Palestina Un Seminario Itinerante
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Musical Personae in a Cosmopolitan Society by Merav Singer A
Singing as an Israeli Woman: Musical Personae in a Cosmopolitan Society By Merav Singer A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Music in the Graduate Division of the University of California, Berkeley Committee in charge: Professor Benjamin Brinner, Chair Professor Tamara Roberts Professor Paola Bacchetta Professor Edwin Seroussi Fall 2015 Abstract Singing as an Israeli Woman: Musical Personae in a Cosmopolitan Society by Merav Singer Doctor of Philosophy in Music University of California, Berkeley Professor Benjamin Brinner, Chair Israel in the 21 st century is an intensely multicultural society where several types of cosmopolitanism vie with regional and ethnic forms of expression, a phenomenon that plays out in musical life. I propose that such a society offers a variety of possibilities for what a woman is, what she can do, and how she can work. This dissertation is an ethnographic study of four female singer-songwriters that examines the ways they negotiate and sometimes challenge socio-cultural norms in creating their careers and constructing their artistic personae, or the version of themselves that they present as musicians. The artists I focus on straddle four major rifts in Israeli society, between Arabs and Jews, Mizrahim and Ashkenazim, Russian-speaking immigrants and native Israelis, and Orthodox and non-Orthodox communities. In using their ethnic heritage as cultural capital to corner a unique market niche, these artists become enmeshed in social politics that include tensions between ethnic and religious groups, conflicting gender roles, and struggles over belonging. I argue that as they create legible personae to meet the demands of the music industry, their liminality between mainstream society and a minority sector challenges the discourse around those identities. -
Annual Report 2017-18
SCHECHTER #1 IN ISRAEL Behind Every Face is a Jewish Story Annual Report 2017-2018 70,000+ 1,683 Israelis of all ages engage M.A. graduates in Schechter education 17,000 attend Neve Schechter events in Tel Aviv 91 students in 5 Schechter Rabbinical Seminary programs 318 TALI schools and pre-schools 3,000 graduates of Camp Ramah- Ukraine The Schechter Institutes, Inc. מכון שכטר למדעי היהדות The Schechter Institutes, Inc. is a not for profit (501-c-3) organization dedicated to the advancement of pluralistic Jewish education. The Schechter Institutes, Inc. provides support to four non-profit organizations based in Jerusalem, Israel and forms an educational umbrella that includes: ■ Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies, the largest M.A. program in Jewish Studies in Israel with 400 Israeli students and 1,683 graduates. ■ Schechter Rabbinical Seminary is the international rabbinical school of Masorti Judaism, serving Israel, Europe and the Americas. ■ TALI Education Fund offers a pluralistic Jewish studies program to 50,000 children in 318 Israeli secular public schools and kindergartens. ■ Midreshet Yerushalayim provides Jewish education to Jewish communities throughout Ukraine. ■ Midreshet Schechter offers adult Jewish education Bet Midrash frameworks throughout Israel. ■ Neve Schechter-Legacy Heritage Center for Jewish Culture in Neve Zedek draws 17,000 Tel Avivans every year to concerts, classes, cultural events and art exhibits. Written and edited by Linda Price Photo Credits: Din Aharoni, Neta Alonim,Olivier Fitoussi, Aviv Fursberger, -
The Battle for the Zionist Idea Matan Peleg
The Battle for the Zionist Idea Matan Peleg May 2016 | Iyar 5776 1 © This booklet is not for commercial use and may not be copied, duplicated, or reproduced without the express consent from the author. 2 The Battle for the Zionist Idea Matan Peleg To the activists of Im Tirtzu Dedicated to the memory of Rivka Altabef 3 “The State of Israel will be tested not by its wealth, nor by its mili- tary or technology, but by its moral character and human values.” David Ben-Gurion 4 Introduction: Since its establishment, the State of Israel has been faced with two central threats: a physical threat and an ideological threat. The former is expressed via bloody attacks, war, and terrorism, and has but one purpose – to wipe Israel off the map. The latter is expressed via efforts to convince the world that the Jewish state has no right to exist. Therefore, the goals of both these tactics are one and the same. In order to negate the State of Israel’s right to exist in the eyes of the world, international propaganda organizations spread blood libels and lies claiming that the State of Israel was founded in sin and carries out heinous crimes against humanity, including ethnic cleansing, genocide, and an apartheid regime for its Arab citizens. They strive to rally the nations of the world to condemn, boycott, and impose sanctions on Israel. In recent years we have been witness to a growing phenome- non that is no less concerning: the adoption of anti-Israeli ideals among many of Israel’s dominant elite. -
Annual Report 2016
Annual Report 2016 1 A Few Opening Remarks… ELEM - Youth in Distress was founded 34 years ago out of a framework, in 2017-2018 we will work to raise awareness sense of social responsibility for the fate of youth at-risk in and promote services for youth and young adults that are Israel. Since its foundation and through to today, we have victims of sexual assault or exploitation. been at the forefront working for youth and raising awareness of their distress onto the social/national agenda. ELEM These goals and actions rest alongside our investment in provides youth and young adults with unique programs that our human capital, which is the most essential and central were developed in accordance with their needs and in full element of our organization. Therefore, we will continue to cooperation with local authorities, governmental ministries invest in the training and cultivation of our staff members, and third sector organizations. ensuring their welfare to the best of our ability- both employees and volunteers alike. Over the last year we have worked tirelessly to raise awareness to the difficult situation of homeless youth and ELEM has an active, involved, and volunteer board of young adults onto the public agenda. We achieved a great directors, whose members come from different fields of amount of accomplishments and we are hopeful that expertise. As in previous years, last year we gained new alongside the responses ELEM provides today, in 2017 new members who are prominent in their fields and for whom centers will open in major cities that will operate 24 hours a working on behalf of youth at-risk in Israel is a critical mission.