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12.00-14.00 / Daily Show
Philip Roth: Unmasked
Documentary on the life and work of
the writer Philip Roth
Written and directed by: William Karel
and Livia Manera
Language: English, English subtitles
My life with Philip Roth
Remarks by: Prof. Michael Kramer
The event will be held in English
Auditorium, Mishkenot Shaananim
16.00-17.30 / The Storyteller Observes
- A Writer in the Israel Museum
Israeli identity between dream and
reality. Israel Museum tour with the
writer Assaf Inbari and Daniella Shalev,
Israel Museum curator
Meeting point: Israel Museum, main
entrance
16.30-18.00 / The Writer: Passive
Observer of Reality or Active
Participant?
The writers roles and responsibilities
in an era of political change
Participants: Oudeh Bisharat, Gail
Hareven, Nam Le (Vietnam-Australia),
Jan-Philip Sendker (Germany)
Moderator: Michael Mertes, Konrad
Adenaur Stiftung, Israel
The event will be held in Hebrew and
English with simultaneous translation
Festival Tent, Terraza de los Reyes de
Espaa, Mishkenot Shaananim
Admission is free, but advanced registration
required by telephone:
02-6292215 or email prog@mishkenot.org.il
In cooperation with Konrad Adenauer
Stiftung, Israel
17.30-18.30 / Writing Here -
Writing There
Shimon Adaf meets Alex Capus
(Switzerland)
The event will be held in English
Djanogly Hall, Mishkenot Shaananim
18.00-19.30 / Jews Now -
Contemporary Literature and Jewish
Identities in Transition
Participants: Matan Hermoni,
Miron C. Izakson, Reuven Namdar
Moderator: Tsila Hayun
Music: Erez Lev Ari
Auditorium, Mishkenot Shaananim
19.00-20.00 / Bad Mother Good
Mother
On literature, writing and maternity
Participants: Lihi Lapid,
Ayelet Waldman (USA)
Participating Moderator: Prof. Yoram
Yovell
Festival Tent, Terraza de los Reyes de
Espaa, Mishkenot Shaananim
19.30-20.30 / Writing Here -
Writing There
Eshkol Nevo meets David Foenkinos
(France)
The event will be held in English
Djanogly Hall, Mishkenot Shaananim
20.00-22.00 / Novels on Screen
Screening of Headhunters
Director: Morten Tyldum
The event will be held in English
Ticket purchase from the Cinematheque:
02-5654333
Cinematheque 1, Cinematheque Jerusalem
20.30-22.00 / A Tribute to Jorge Luis
Borges
Borges and Me
Prof. Ruth Fine in conversation with
Maria Kodama (Argentina), Borges life
partner and executor of his estate
Prof. Leo Corry: The Book of Sand,
The Books of Babylon, Google Books:
Reading Borges and nding our way
through the labyrinth of the digital text.
Music: Argentinean Tango: Efrain
Scheinfeld
The event will be held in Hebrew and
Spanish with simultanious translation
Auditorium, Mishkenot Shaananim
21.00-22.00 / Lets Talk
Roni Kuban in conversation with
Sayed Kashua
Festival Tent, Terraza de los Reyes de
Espaa, Mishkenot Shaananim
22.00-23.00 / The Art of Hearing
Heartbeats
Gabi Nitzan meets Jan-Philip Sendker
(Germany)
Music: The Ron Shpatz Cohen
Ensemble: Ron Shpatz Cohen -
Bansuri, Oren Rot - Tabla Drum, Yael
Shmul - Tanpura
The event will be held in English
Accompanied by Warm Chai and cold
Jerusalem air - dress warmly
The Windmill, Mishkenot Shaananim
09. 30- 11. 30 / Words are Stairs
High School students encounter the
poetry of Yehuda Amichai
Yehuda Amichai Poetry and Images
a literature class with Agi Mishol
Writing Workshops with: Ariel Levinson,
Gilad Meiri, Agi Mishol, Hava Pinhas-
Cohen, Bacol Serlui
The event is for high school students only
To enroll groups call: 0523745606 or by e-mail
einatromm@gmail.com
Festival Tent, Terraza de los Reyes de Espaa,
Mishkenot Shaananim
12. 00- 13. 30 / Daily Show
Writing as I should
A Documentary. Beautiful, intimate
portrait of writer and critic Batya Gur
through a patchwork of conversations with
the late, acclaimed author, her family, and
close friends.
Editor in Cheif: Pony Brzezinski
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
The character of the detective in Israeli
literature
Remarks by: Dror A. Mishani
Auditorium, Mishkenot Shaananim
16. 00- 17. 30 / Israeli Art and More
Through the Prism of Amichais Poetry
Wandering through the Israel Museum in
the Footsteps of Yehuda Amichai
Guide: Ella Elbaz
Meeting point: Israel Museum main entrance
17. 30- 18. 30 / Writing Here -
Writing There
Assaf Gavron meets Nam Le (Vietnam-
Australia)
The event will be held in English
Djanogly Hall, Mishkenot Shaananim
18. 00- 19. 30 / Literary Tour
"I Want to Live in In-Between
Jerusalem"
A tour inspired by Yehuda Amichai
Guide: Efrat Campagnano
The institute of Jerusalem studies Yad Ben-Zvi
Meeting Point: The Lions fountain, Bloomeld
garden
18. 00- 21. 00 / The Last Mikveh
in Siberia
A literary get together followed by an
open seminar hosted by Eshkol Nevo
and guests, on his new book: "The Last
Mikveh in Siberia"
Moderators: Nir Amit, Noam Dan,
Ariel Levinson, Judith Rotem, Sarah
Segal-Katz
Music: Oy Division
Assaf Talmudi - Accordion and Vocals,
Eyal Talmudi - Clarinet, Avichai Tuchman
- Contrabass, Gershon Leizerson - Violin
and Vocals
Confederation House
In cooperation with the Secular Yeshiva,
Jerusalem
18. 00- 19. 00 / Every Loving Women is
Rachel and Leah
The Bible in the poetry of Yehuda Amichai
with Bilha Ben-Eliyahu
Auditorium, Mishkenot Shaananim
19. 30- 20. 30 / "60 Kilograms of Pure
Love"
Love in the poems of Yehuda Amichai
With Ronny Someck
Djanogly Hall, Mishkenot Shaananim
20. 00- 21. 00 / A Literary Salon
Dorit Rabinyan talks to Judith Katzir
about love and woman in her book Tsila
Music: Alma Zohar
Auditorium, Mishkenot Shaananim
20. 00- 22. 00 / Novels on Screen
Writing Books, Writing Films
From Page to Screen, and Everything
In-Between
With: Etgar Keret and Michael Konyves
(USA)
The evening include a screening of their
short lm Goldsh
Screening of: Barneys Version
Director: Richard J. Lewis
Screenplay writer: Michael Konyves
The event will be held in English
Ticket purchase from the Cinemathque: 02-
5654333
Cinematheque 1, Cinematheque Jerusalem
21. 00- 22. 30 / Between Two Points
Celebrating 90 years of Yehuda Amichai
Singing from Amichais poetry: Assaf
Amdursky and Israel Gurion - Singing the
Dudaim, Maya Belsitzman, Ania Bukstein
Readers: David Amichai, Emanuella
Amichai, Ron Amichai, Judith Katzir, Dorit
Rabinyan, Rubi Rivlin, Ronny Someck,
Shelly Yachimovich
Host: Dror Keren
Musical Director: Ron Almog
Music: Doron Mizrahi - Guitar, Ron
Almog - Drums, Itamar Gross - Piano, Miki
Varshai - Contrabass
Producer: Einat Besser
Festival Tent, Terraza de los Reyes de Espaa,
Mishkenot Shaananim
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The International Writers Festival
Mi s hk enot Sha anani m, J er us al em
18. 30- 19. 30 / ReCover Exhibition
Opening Event
Israeli illustrators reinterpret books
covers by festival writers
Curator: Yuval Saar
Dwek Gallery, Mishkenot Shaananim
Free entry
19. 30- 21. 00 / Fourth International
Writers Festival Opening Ceremony
In the presence of the honorable Minister
of Culture & Sport Mrs. Limor Livnat, the
Mayor of Jerusalem Mr. Nir Barkat and
many prominent writers.
MC: Ola Shor-Selektar
Festival Tent, Terraza de los Reyes de Espaa,
Mishkenot Shaananim
By Invitation only
Tickets: *6226
www.writersfestival.co.il
Program is subject to changes
Look for The Festival Book Store and Cafe
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12.00-13.30 / Daily Show
Dedicated to my Wife
Documentary on the writer S.Y. Agnon and
his complicated relationship with his family.
Testimonies from the lives of Agnons
family.
Director: Ita Gliksberg
Part A
Courtesy of the Israeli Tele-broadcasting
archive, Channel One.
This is the whole story: On S.Y. Agnon
Remarks by: Dr. Ruhama Albag
Auditorium, Mishkenot Shaananim
16.00-17.30 / Literary Tour
The secrets of S.Y. Agnons library
A glimpse at the treasures of the work
desk of the greatest Hebrew writer of
modern times: What did Agnon read?
Who inuenced him? Who are the writers
and poets who sent him their works? Who
dedicated their books to him? What do his
handwritten notes and bookmarks tell us?
Told by: Amiad Shlezinger, Librarian, S.Y
Agnon House
Meeting point: The Square in front S.Y. Agnon
house gate
17.00-18.30 / Quiet Writing
Intimate writing workshop hosted by
Orit Gidali, Eshkol Nevo and graduates of
Home Workshops.
Workshop 1: How to Write Real Lies?
Moderators: Orit Gidali and Eshkol Nevo
How should we use material from real
life in our writing? What makes the text
real and when do we need to part with
biographical truth and take off into the
story?
Djanogly Hall, Mishkenot Shaananim
Workshop 2: The Character in Focus
Moderators: Keren Eyal Melamed and
Ilana Zaidman
An exciting encounter with tools to help
you create original and unforgettable
characters
Fostel Hall, Mishkenot Shaananim
Workshop 3: Notes in the Western Wall
Moderators: Roni Gelbsh and Lior
Engelman
Wandering with words between fear and
faith, between doubt and experience.
Learning to write about the hidden
yearnings you could not put into words.
The Seminars Hall, Mishkenot Shaananim
Workshop 4: That Time
Moderators: Sarai Shavit and Idan
Greenberg
How to use memory and emotion as a
triggers for the writing process.
The Small house, Mishkenot Shaananim
No previous writing experience necessary.
18.00-19.30 / Telling A Story in the 21st
Century
Diagonal on stage
What will writing look in the future?
Hosted by Alaxon (Diagonal), a digital
magazine of science, philosophy, culture
and the arts.
Participants: Alex Epstein, Eran Hadas,
Renana Raz, Ayelet Waldman (USA).
Moderator: Dov Alfon
Auditorium, Mishkenot Shaananim
18.00-19.30 / The Holocaust as an
Existential Experience in the 21st
Century
Contemporary literature confronts
the Shoah
Participants: Esti G. Haim, Nava Semel,
Jake Wallis Simons (UK), Prof. Carlo
Strenger
Moderator: Tal Bashan
Festival Tent, Terraza de los Reyes de Espaa,
Mishkenot Shaananim
19.00-20.00 / Writing Jam
A writing event led by Eshkol Nevo and
Orit Gidali
In one hall, for 60 minutes, well write about
passions (ours and others), well read, listen
and above all, awaken inspiration from its
sleep.
No previous writing experience necessary but
curiosity is essential.
Please bring pen and paper with you.
Djanogly Hall, Mishkenot Shaananim
20.00-21.00 / Writing Here Writing There
A.B. Yehoushua meets Nicole Krauss (USA)
Moderator: Shmuel Rosner
The event will be held in Hebrew and English
with simultaneous translation
Festival Tent, Terraza de los Reyes de Espaa,
Mishkenot Shaananim
20.00-22.00 / Novels on Screen
David Foenkinos (France) about his book
La Delicatesse (Delicacy)
Screening of La dlicatesse.
Directors: David Foenkinos, Stephane
Foenkinos
The event will be held in English
Ticket purchase from the Cinemathque:
02-5654333
Cinematheque 1, Cinematheque Jerusalem
20.30-22.00 / Sapir Gems
Our pain Sapir Prize nominee and
laureates discuss the widening social gap
in Israel and in contemporary literature
Participants: Ayelet Gundar-Goshen, Yishai
Sarid, Noa Yadlin
Moderator: Yuval Elbashan
Auditorium, Mishkenot Shaananim
in cooperation with the Sapir Prize for literature
awarded by Mifal HaPayis, the National Lottery
22.00-23.30 / Night birds are Nesting on
the Festival Stage
Imagination sci-f writing in Israel,
reality vs imagination and the creating of
new worlds.
Moderators and speakers: Nir Baram and
Sarah Blau
Guests: Lea Aini and Or Touche Gaa:
Sci- and mystic writing what lays beyond
realism?
Haim Beer: On Jewish mysticism,
imagination and dream
Prof. Eilam Gross: The scientic side of the
impossible
Music: Luna Abu Nassar
Festival Tent, Terraza de los Reyes de Espaa,
Mishkenot Shaananim
11.00-12.00 / A Different Kind of
Encounter Literature and Gaga
Choreographer and artistic director
Ohad Naharin and Nicole Krauss (USA),
discuss the language of writing and the
language of movement.
Accompanied by examples of Gaga
language invented by Ohad Naharin.
The event will be held in English
Festival Tent, Terraza de los Reyes de Espaa,
Mishkenot Shaananim
11.00-12.30 / Daily Show
Yoram Kaniuk, Author
A documentary about the writer, painter
and publicist Yoram Kaniuk
Director: Ran Tal
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
The Journey that Begins at the End
Remarks by photographer Iris Nesher
Auditorium, Mishkenot Shaananim
16.00-17.30 / Literary Tour
In the footsteps of great writers and
travellers
Jerusalem through the eyes of Mark Twain,
Judith Monteore, Selma Lagerlof and
others
Guide: Talia Ziskind
The Institute of Jerusalem Studies, Yad
Ben-Zvi
Meeting Point: The Windmill, Mishkenot
Shaananim
16:30-17:30 / Writing Here Writing There
Avirama Golan meets Marilynne
Robinson (USA)
The event will be held in English
Djanogly Hall, Mishkenot Shaananim
17.00-18.00 / A Literary Salon
Emuna Alon meets Amos Oz to discuss his
book Jews and Words.
Festival Tent, Terraza de los Reyes de Espaa,
Mishkenot Shaananim
17.30-18.30 / Writing Here Writing There
Yossi Sucary meets Jake Wallis Simons (UK)
The event will be held in Hebrew and English
with simultaneous translation
Auditorium, Mishkenot Shaananim
18.00-19.00 / Writing Here Writing There
Ronit Matalon meets Laura Restrepo
(Colombia)
Moderator: Shiri Lev-Ari
The event will be held in Hebrew and Spanish
with simultaneous translation
Djanogly Hall, Mishkenot Shaananim
19.00-20.00 / Lets Talk
Meir Shalev meets General Noam Tibon
to talk about Two She-Bears and other
animals.
Festival Tent, Terraza de los Reyes de Espaa,
Mishkenot Shaananim
19.00-20.00 / Writing Here Writing There
Haim Beer meets Jan-Philip Sendker
(Germany)
The event will be held in English and Hebrew
with simultaneous translation
Auditorium, Mishkenot Shaananim
20.00-22.00 / Novels on Screen
Ayelet Waldman discusses her book Love
and other impossible missions which was
adapted into a lm, The other women.
Screening of The other women
Director: Don Roos
The event will be held in English
Ticket purchase from the Cinematheque:
02-5654333
Cinematheque 1, Cinematheque Jerusalem
21.00-22.00 / Writing Here Writing There
David Grossman meets Nicole Krauss
The event will be held in English
Festival Tent, Terraza de los Reyes de Espaa,
Mishkenot Shaananim
10.30-12.00 / Master Class
Michael Konyves (USA) on the art of
scriptwriting for screenplay writers and for
everyone
The event will be held in English
Djanogly Hall, Mishkenot Shaananim
12.30-14.00 / Closing Event
Etgar Keret and Shlomi Shaban singing,
reading and talking in a special one off
performance
Entry from 12.00 noon
Festival Tent, Terraza de los Reyes de Espaa,
Mishkenot Shaananim
Monday, May 19th
Theatre Show: 17.00 End of Story
Ages 4-12
Zoolik Productions
Creative Workshops: 16.00-19.00
Booklets workshop Necklaces/ Strings
workshop
Tuesday, May 20th
A day dedicated to Yehuda Amichai: "In
the sky of the Old City A kite.
At the other end of the string, A child..."
Story Time Theatre: 16.30 | 18.00
"Numa's Fat Tail"
With the storyteller Shlomit Dvir
Ages 4-10
Creative workshops inspired by
Amichais poem Jerusalem: 16.00-
19.00
Net workshop Wind kites workshop
Drawing workshop In cooperation with
Ruth Youth Wing for Art Education, Israel
Museum
Wednesday, May 21st
A Story in Pictures: 16.30 | 18.00
With Color and Brush I Tell it all
With the children's book illustrator Nurit
Zarfati
Ages 4-7
Creative Workshops: 16.00-19.00
Pencil holders workshop Necklaces/ Key
chains workshop
Thursday, May 22nd
Story Time Theatre:16.30 | 18.00
Once There were no Books
With Valerie Chikli, Rainbow Theatre
Ages 4-8
Creative Workshop: 16.00-19.00
Book Stickers Workshop Pencils
Decorating Workshop
CHILDREN S LITERATURE PAVILION
The Writers Festival will host storytelling, theater presentations,
creative workshops and other activities for children and families at
the Windmill Site at Mishkenot Shaananim. The Childrens Pavilion
will be open Monday to Thursday between 16:00-19:00.
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