An evening of poetry reading at Barbur

Thursday 29.01
at 20:00

On the eve of the third day of the war in Gaza a call was made over the internet for poets, authors, artists, writers, musicians and others in Hebrew, Arabic and other Semitic languages to produce an anthology of works against the war in Gaza. Within a short time the organizers received hundreds of replies including poems, articles, stories and impressions. The anthology La-zet! was published in haste on the fifth day of the war as an immediate protest and reprinted in a second edition in the course of the war.

The war in Gaza is over for now, leaving in its wake death and destruction, much hate and nationalistic criticism.

At the evening in Barbur we will give voice to our call for dialogue and cooperation, as opposed to the government, on the basis of the La-zet! anthology prologue – to end the occupation and start long-term, multi-cultural action based on equality.

The anthology La-zet! is a cooperative venture of many publications: Ma’ayan, Etgar, Daka, Sedek, Galeriya Tarbut and Maarav.

To read or download the anthology:
http://documents.scribd.com/docs/48306ixmpxjqwetei2v.pdf

Two reviews of La-zet! in Haaretz:
Omri Herzog in the Literary Supplement
http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasite/spages/1057101.html
Ilana Hammerman in “Culture and Books”:
http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasite/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=1057453&contrassID=1&subContrassID=18&sbSubContrassID=0

The event is a part of the event programme of the current exhibition, “Silence Over The Abyss”.

Monday 26.01
at 20:00

At Geha Junction, one of the busiest in the Tel Aviv area, hundreds of Palestinians live underground. Young and old, they slip into Israel to find work and bring a small wage home. Their hiding place is in the underground parking garage of an abandoned, unfinished shopping mall, hidden from view despite its location. They pass most nights of the week here, six floors below ground. One of the mall’’s residents is Jalal who puts up with this hell in order to save money for his wedding while Nisrin, his fiancé, is waiting for him to finish the roof of their new house at Salem in the West Bank. From the darkness emerge still darker forms and ghostly voices. Under subhuman conditions, the men try to preserve their humanity.

“In the dark”, says Jalal, “the only thing left is to think about is love”.

After the film we will be holding a discussion with the Director, Jonathan Ben Efrat and Producer, Nir Nader, partners in “Video 48″.

Israel 2008 | Documentary | 52 Minutes | Color | Arabic and Hebrew, with English subtitles

The event is a part of the event programme of the current exhibition, “Silence Over The Abyss”.

Friday 23.01
at 11:00

meeting point - Givati parking in front of the entrance to the City of David archeological site.

The tour “From Shiloah to Silwan” offers a unique visit to the archaeological site “City of David” located in the Palestinian village of Silwan in East Jerusalem. The multiple archeological layers of the site reveal the story of Jerusalem from its beginning until today. The tour presents both the rich past of the place and the daily life of the village while discussing the role of archeology in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The tour is guided by an archaeologist and village residents

Information about the group in the website: www.alt-arch.org
For registration: www.alt-arch.org/tours.php

The event is a part of the event programme of the current exhibition, “Silence Over The Abyss”.

Thursday 22.01
at 20:30

Nicolai’s story starts in the small and remote village in Moldova region in Romania. Following the collapse of communism, Nicolai, like tens of thousands of other villagers, became unemployed. He decided to look for livelihood beyond the sea, far from home and family. Three year he works in Israel as foreign worker, exploited by the manpower company that brough him. He has almost no communication with his family and wife, who gave birth to his second child in his absence. He reuns away from host employer, becomes illegal, is caught by te police and arrested, but in suddenly his fortune changes.

The event is a part of the event programme of the current exhibition, “Silence Over The Abyss”.

Monday 19.01
at 20:00

Meeting with the project participants:
Robby Elmaliah (Sderot films director)
Simi Zubib (project participant)
Osnat Trabelsi and Arik Bernstein (project producers)

Short chronicles (2 minutes each) were shot by both Israeli and Palestinian teams, day after day for two months, from October 26 to December 23. The project ended a few days before Israeli bombing of Gaza. These short stories follow six characters from Gaza and six from Sderot, and the viewer is able to follow them intimately for 10 weeks. The stories are aired via the Internet every day, and the viewers are invited to make a direct connection with the project through blogs, forums, links etc.

Gaza Sderot is an original project broadcast by Arte.tv, the official site of ARTE, the French-German cultural television station, in coproduction with an Israeli team - Alma Films/Trabelsi Productions in cooperation with The Sapir College in Sderot, a Palestinian team - Ramattan Studios, a French documentary production company - Bo Travail ! and an interactive production company Upian.com.

From the site
This project reports on life as experienced by men, women and children in Gaza (Palestine) and Sderot (Israel): their lives and their survival on a daily basis. Under difficult living conditions and the threat of air attacks and bombings, people do keep on working, loving and dreaming. Life in spite of everything.

http://gaza-sderot.arte.tv/

The event is a part of the event programme of the current exhibition, “Silence Over The Abyss”.

Thursday 15.01
at 20:00

Torture and Representation: a talk with researcher and literary critic Omri Herzog and Yoav Loeff from PCATI, on torture in reality and literature.

The event is a part of the event programme of the current exhibition, “Silence Over The Abyss”.

Monday 12.01
at 20:00

Thursday 08.01
at 20:00

The event is a part of the event programme of the current exhibition, “Silence Over The Abyss”.

Monday 05.01
at 20:00

with Dr. Ariela Azoulai, editor of the book, and “ActiveStills” group members

The event is a part of the event programme of the current exhibition, “Silence Over The Abyss”.

Friday 02.01
at 12:00

Participants: Activestills, Lahav Halevy, Sharif Waked, Gunilla Skold Feiler, David Tartakover, Alex Levac, Sigalit Landau, Avi Mograbi, Dror Feiler, Project “Act of State”, Project “Gaza-Sderot”, Miki Kretsman, David Reeb

Curators: David Reeb, Miki Kretsman, Ishai Menuchin

With: Hagit Keysar and Masha Zusman

Public Committee Against Torture

Program of Events During the Exhibition

Monday 5.1, 20:00
Evening in collaboration with “Etgar” publishers around the book “Act of State: a Photographed History of the Occupation 1967-2007″, with Dr. Ariela Azoulai, editor of the book, and “ActiveStills” group members

Thursday 8.1, 20:00
Screening of the film “Z32″, talk with the film director Avi Mugrabi and “Shovrim Shtika” (”Breaking the Silence)” group representative

Friday 9.1, 10:00
First meeting in the series of meetings on cinema and human rights, organized by PCATI. The meetings will be held at the Kerem Institute and require registration and a symbolic fee. For details, Yoav 054-3368434 / yoav@stoptorture.org.il

Monday 12.1, 20:00
Lecture by Yonatan Mizrachi, “Appearance or Identity: tourism development and its influence on local population. Story of Yemin Moshe neighborhood and Silwan village”. Screening of Natasha Dudinsky’s film “In the Shade of King David”

Thursday 15.1, 20:00
Torture and Representation: a talk with researcher and literary critic Omri Herzog, with Yoav Loeff from PCATI, and others, on torture in reality and literature.

Monday 19.1, 20:00
Project “Gaza-Sderot”
A meeting with Ruby Elimelech (director of Sderot films), Simi Zubib (the project member), Osnat Trabelsi and Arik Bernstein (the project producers)

Thursday 22.1, 20:30
Screening of the film “The Tale of Nicolai and the Law of Return” and meeting with the director David Ofek

Friday 23.1, 11:00
Alternative archeological tour in the ancient Jerusalem: “From Shiloah to Silwan” - www.alt-arch.org. Meeting point: “Givati” parking, in front of the entrance to “City of David” complex in Silwan village

Monday 26.1, 20:00
Screening of the film “Six Floors to Hell”. After the screening meeting with the film director Jonathan Ben Efrat, and the producer Nir Nader, partners in “Video 48″

Thursday 29.1, 20:00
Closing event: Photorgrapher as Archivist. Meeting with Miki Kretsman and the artists participating in the exhibition.