[VIRTUAL] Yeshurun in 6 Chapters: A Discussion with the Filmmaker

About the Event

Join us for a virtual discussion with filmmaker Yair Qedar about his documentary, Yeshurun in 6 Chapters, part of the series The Hebrews. The discussion will focus on the Hebrew poet Avoth Yeshurun (1904-1992), his life and works, and the series The Hebrews more broadly. Skirball Professor Roni Henig will moderate the discussion, and a Q&A will follow.

You must register at the link below to participate. Once you have registered, you will receive an automatic email with instructions for joining the event. On Thursday, June 11 you will receive an additional email with a link to screen the video for free in Hebrew with English subtitles. The link with the film will remain open from June 11 through June 14. Please plan to screen the film on your own before joining the discussion on June 14th, as we will not be screening the film as group during the event. If you have any questions about the film or the event, please email us at gsas.hebrewjudaic@nyu.edu.

Cosponsorship for this event has been generously provided by the Office of Cultural Affairs, Consulate General of Israel in New York.

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About the Speaker

Yair Qedar is an Israeli filmmaker and a civil-rights activist. His academic training on 20th-century Hebrew literature propelled him into The Hebrews — a documentary project on the Hebrew and Jewish literary canon, centered on filmic portraits of Hebrew writers from the 17 century to recent days.

Roni Henig is an Assistant Professor of Modern Hebrew Literature who will be joining the Skirball faculty in Fall 2020. She researches modern Hebrew literature and Jewish literatures in a comparative context. Her work focuses on critical literary theory, language politics, multilingualism, dysfluency studies, and the critique of nationalism across Jewish literatures and beyond.