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January 05, 2018 Senator Bob Corker Senator Benjamin L. Cardin Chairman Ranking Member Committee on Foreign Relations Committee on Foreign Relations 425 Dirksen Senate Building 509 Hart Senate Building United States Senate United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 Dear Chairman Corker and Ranking Member Cardin: We, the undersigned Jewish organizations, institutions, and community leaders, strongly urge you to pass the Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2017 (S. 2060), which is currently before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Passing this legislation through your committee and the full Senate would send a powerful message to the Burmese military and the global community that the United States will not be silent or inactive in the face of mass atrocities. We are horrified by the Burmese military’s relentless persecution of the Rohingya, particularly since the recent outbreak of violence began on August 25. In the past four months, the Burmese military has engaged in a scorched earth campaign, razing entire Rohingya villages. Soldiers have indiscriminately massacred Rohingya men, women, and children, and an estimated 600,000 people have fled on foot or by boat—a three-day trek from their burned villages—to refugee camps in Bangladesh. The Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act would mandate targeted U.S. sanctions to help end the Burmese military’s atrocities against the Rohingya people, provide refugee assistance for the Rohingya, and establish a mechanism to address accountability around crimes committed against the Rohingya and other ethnic minorities in Burma. We urge the Senate to act now. Last month, the House of Representatives sent a resounding message, with its near unanimous vote on a resolution (H. Con. Res. 90) condemning the violence against the Rohingya and calling for an immediate restoration of humanitarian access. It is time for the Senate to build on this momentum by passing the Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act. We cannot remain silent as Jews, for whom the words “never again” require us to act, nor as global citizens, in the face of senseless acts of brutality. Many of our organizations have called on the United States and the international community to intervene on behalf of the Rohingya people, and to join our efforts to provide desperately needed aid to those who have fled to Bangladesh. We believe that Congress condemning the ethnic cleansing and mandating strong economic sanctions and humanitarian assistance is a crucial first step in stemming the violence. The United States must act now to ensure the survival, safety and dignity of the Rohingya people. Please join us in condemning the ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya--in saying never again--by passing the Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2017. Sincerely, Ameinu Jewish Women International (JWI) Gideon Aronoff, Chief Executive Officer Loribeth Weinstein, CEO American Conference of Cantors Jewish World Watch (JWW) Rachel Roth, Chief Operating Officer Susan Freudenheim, Executive Director American Jewish Committee (AJC) The Orthodox Union (OU) Jason Isaacson, Associate Executive Director Mark Bane, President for Policy and Managing Director, Government and International Affairs Rabbinical Assembly (RA) Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, CEO American Jewish World Service (AJWS) Robert Bank, President and CEO Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association (RRA) Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Rabbi Elyse Wechterman, Executive Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and National Director Director Reconstructionist Rabbinical Central Conference of American Rabbis College/Jewish Reconstructionist (CCAR) Communities (RRC/JRC) Rabbi David Stern, President Rabbi Deborah Waxman, President The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding The Shalom Center Rabbi Marc Schneier, President Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Executive Director The Jacob Blaustein Institute for the T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights Advancement of Human Rights Rabbi Jill Jacobs, Executive Director Felice Gaer, Director Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) JACOB: Jewish Alliance of Concern Over Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President Burma Rabbi Simkha Weintraub, Founder United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ) Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) Rabbi Steve Wernick, CEO David Bernstein, President Uri L'Tzedek: Orthodox Social Justice Jewish Labor Committee Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz, Founder and Jonathan Rosenblum, Executive Director President Women of Reform Judaism Community Relations Council of the Jewish Rabbi Marla Feldman, Executive Director Federation of San Antonio (San Antonio, TX) The Workman’s Circle Ellen Ollervidez, Director Ann Toback, Executive Director Congregation B’nai Yisrael (Armonk, NY) Rabbi Joshua Strom, LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS Congregation Beth Shalom (Clearwater, FL) Rabbi David Weizman, Americans for Democracy in the Middle- East Congregation B'nai Torah (Trumbull, CT) Rabbi Dr. Daniel M. 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    UNIVERZITA KARLOVA FAKULTA SOCIÁLNÍCH VĚD Institut komunikačních studií a žurnalistiky Katedra žurnalistiky Bakalářská práce 2021 Natálie Šimůnková UNIVERZITA KARLOVA FAKULTA SOCIÁLNÍCH VĚD Institut komunikačních studií a žurnalistiky Katedra žurnalistiky Mediální obraz Hadar Galron – současná izraelská divadelní tvorba v českém kulturním prostředí Bakalářská práce Autor práce: Natálie Šimůnková Studijní program: Mediální a komunikační studia Vedoucí práce: prof. MgA. David Jan Novotný Rok obhajoby: 2021 Prohlášení 1. Prohlašuji, že jsem předkládanou práci zpracovala samostatně a použila jen uvedené prameny a literaturu. 2. Prohlašuji, že práce nebyla využita k získání jiného titulu. 3. Souhlasím s tím, aby práce byla zpřístupněna pro studijní a výzkumné účely. V Praze dne … Natálie Šimůnková Bibliografický záznam ŠIMŮNKOVÁ Natálie. Mediální obraz Hadar Galron – současná izraelská divadelní tvorba v českém kulturním prostředí. Praha, 2021. 70 s. Bakalářská práce (Bc). Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd, Institut komunikačních studií a žurnalistiky, Katedra žurnalistiky. Vedoucí diplomové práce prof. MgA. David Jan Novotný Rozsah práce: 105 416 znaků Abstrakt Bakalářská práce se zabývá zájmem českých médií o židovskou/izraelskou kulturu na ukázce úspěchu divadelní režisérky Hadar Galron v České republice. Práce nejprve vysvětluje motivy a děje jejích divadelních děl, která jsou na první pohled pro českého diváka vzdálená. Do hloubky pojednává text o třech hrách Hadar Galron uvedených u nás: Mikve, Tajemství a I LOVE MAMMMA, přičemž ústředním motivem všech her je vždy postavení žen v židovské společnosti, ortodoxní i sekulární. Přiblížení pomáhá i krátký exkurz do historie židovského divadla na území českých zemí, zkoumá fenomén jidiš divadla a izraelsko-české spolupráce v divadelním sektoru. Na příkladu zmíněných her jsou nalézány motivy, které se pro české publikum staly přenositelné a které ocenila tuzemská divadelní kritika.