9 meetings on Mondays, once every two weeks, 16:15-19:45
Series Price: 680 NIS
Series Producer: Rivka Aderet | Academic Consultant: Ariella Amar
Inquiries: Call 0732563309 or text 03-5008080
Program:
26.1.26
- Syria and the Jews – a Contemporary View. Roi Kais, Head of the Arab World Desk at Kan 11 News
- Syrian Communities: The Human Diversity in the Modern Era. With Prof. Yaron Harel
9.2.26
- The Role of Liturgy in the Life of the Jewish Community of Aleppo. With Dr. Netanel Cohen (Musai)
- Moses, Pharaoh’s Daughter, Samuel, David Plays the Harp. Figures and Events painted on the Walls of the Ancient Dura-Europos Synagogue in Northeastern Syria. With Ariella Amar
23.2.26
- Three-Way Relations: Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Syria. With Prof. Yaron Harel
- Between Prosperity and Existential Danger: Jewish Life in Syria in the Last Fifty Years. A meeting with Rabbi Binyamin Hamra, Chief Rabbi of Syrian Jewry, a native of Damascus and the son of the last Chief Rabbi in Syria
9.3.26
- Morality, Society, and Education among Damascus Jewry According to the Author and Educator Yehuda Burla. With Dr. Batia Shimoni
- The Capture of Eli Cohen – A Transnational Approach. With Prof. Danny Orbach
23.3.26
- Between Matter and Spirit: Codex Sassoon and Ancient Bible Manuscripts. A lecture and museum tour with Curator Irit Shapira-Meir
- Poetry of Inlay and Engraving: On the Art of Syrian Jewry. With Ariella Amar
27.4.26
- Torah Study in Syria under the Ba’ath Party Rule – The Last Torah Book Printed in Syria. With Prof. Eliezer Schlossberg
- From Jerusalem to Aleppo and Back: Following the Aleppo Codex (Keter Aram Tzova) and the Great Synagogue of Aleppo – Rare photographs taken prior to its destruction in November 1947, excerpts from the film “The Lost Crown,” and a virtual reality reconstruction of the synagogue. A meeting with filmmaker and great-grandson of the Synagogue Shamash – Avi Dabach
11.5.26
- “Operation 1000”: 80 years ago, 1,350 children from the Jewish communities of Syria immigrated to the Land of Israel. A meeting with Eli Ashkenazi, grandson of Menachem Luzia, one of the operation’s leaders
“El Mistater”: Piyyut and the Tradition of Bakashot of Damascus Jewry. With Ariel Cohen
25.5.26
- Judeo-Arabic of Damascus – Linguistic Archaeology. With Dr. Shai Matza
- Thousands of Miles, Thousands of Dreams: The Emigration of Jews from Syria to South America. With Matityahu Duak
- “A Scent of Aleppo,” The Journeys of the Safra Family Between Israel and the Diaspora: Following the Israeli TV series “Michel Ezra Safra and Sons” (1981-1983) based on the book by Amnon Shamosh and directed by Nissim Dayan. A meeting with Dr. Orna Lavi-Flint
1.6.26
- A live music event concluding the Series – TBA
Top image: Model of the Great Synagogue in Aleppo, Syria. Photo: Simona Benyamini. The Oster Visual Documentation Center, Anu – Museum of the Jewish People
