The New Jewish Novel: Yakov Z. Mayer’s Nehemiah and Hebrew Literature beyond Israel - Yoav Ronel in conversation with the author

This event will be a hybrid session which will be accessible both online (see below) and in person in the Catherine Lewis Lecture Room, Clarendon Institute, Walton Street, Oxford OX1 2HG. Refreshments to follow.

Hebrew culture, like any national culture, is a complex and rich system. The establishment of the State of Israel frames part of Hebrew culture within an additional context – the Israeli context – which is simultaneously broader and narrower than the Hebrew context. This panel explores less familiar aspects in the transformation of Hebrew culture into Israeli culture. It will focus on two very different aspects of Israeli culture – Israeli dance and the ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) community. These two topics will be situated within the broader context of Israeli culture and Israeliness.

In order to participate in this lecture online, please register at this link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/qZwn-dSeSsCIEXPBuDJrUA