Cultural Activities, Courses , Seminars

LECTURE SERIES/WORKSHOPS 2008

ESRA, together with Raanana Moadon Hazahav, once again will be holding weekly lectures, following their most successful lecture series last year.

Lectures covered a variety of topics and included lecturers such as Harvey Bordowitz, Miryam Dagan Brenner, Dr. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman, Dr. Pamela Peled, Miri Kromolovsky, Dr. Ilana Rozinsky, Raphael Wego, Prof Gustav Meiseles, Avivit Brookstein, Joe Morgenstern, Roi Aloni.
New schedule of lectures to be announced soon.
Lectures will be held weekly on Monday mornings at Yad Lebanim, downstairs auditorium, Ahuza St., Raanana.

The new series will commence on 3rd November 2008
First lecture 9am - 10am
Coffee break 10am -10:30am
Second lecture 10:30-11:30am

Enrollment: at the Moadon Hazahav offices 2 Opsterland St. Raanana
Sun-Thurs 8:30-13:00 Sun & Wed 16:00 - 18:00.
Cost: NIS 50 per month for Raanana resident; NIS 55 for others.
Please bring: NIS 10 registration fee, bank details and your teudat zehut.
Further information from Tami 09-761 0606 or ESRA 09-748 2957.

ESRA CINEMA CLUB
Monthly screening of acclaimed documentary films at 19:30 (come early for refreshments)
at Yad Lebanim, Raanana.

June 2007 - 'Shadya' tells the story of an Israeli Muslim girl, a world Karate champion, who strives to succeed on her own terms, while remaining committed to her life in her community. Director/producer, Danny Hakim led the discussion after the film.
November 2007 - 'West Bank Story' Ari Sandel's musical parody about hope and peace between Israelis and Palestinians. The film's musical director, composer Yuval Ron talked about the making of the film and played on the oud, a Middle-Eastern lute.
January 2008 Discussion on contemporary Israeli film with Udi Ben Saadya, writer, director & lecturer, - illustrated with clips from Souvenirs and Miss Entebbe.
March 2008 'Sisai' In this emotional and unforgettable documentary Ethiopian/Israeli director David Gavro, introduces us to his younger brother, Sisai, taking us on an extraordinary journey to Ethiopia to find the birth father whom Sisai has never known.
June 2008 'Eye Witness - 60 years' In the film, distinguished photographer David Rubinger, travels back in time to the places and people he photographed since the establishment of the State of Israel. Veteran producer and director, Micha Shagrir, led the discussion.
July 2008 - 'The Journey of Vaan Nguyen' a powerful documentary film about the Vietnamese "boat people". The story is a parable on identity and the tragedy of refugees.
Duki Dror, director and producer will lead the discussion after the film

Tuesday 25th November 2008 - 'Waves of Freedom', screened at the 2008 Jerusalem Film Festival, is a documentary which tells the story of a group of American volunteers recruited by the Haganah to help bring shiploads of Jewish Holocaust survivors to the Jewish homeland. Archive footage is integrated with recent interviews with some of the volunteers who manned the ships. An outstanding film for all age groups to learn more about the founding of the State of Israel.
Film maker Alan Rosenthal will lead the discussion after the film

Tickets: NIS 60; ESRAcards NIS 50.
Reservations in advance from ESRA 09-748 2957.

ESRA PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB
ESRA Photography Group was established in April 2006 and holds monthly meetings each time on a different topic, and often with a guest expert.

Thursday 18th or Sunday 21st September 2008 20:00 We'll be meeting to discuss our choices of photographs for our exhibition at ESRA's 30th Anniversary Festival to be held at Shefayim on Tuesday 28th October

Meetings are held usually on the third Thursday of every month at Beit Fisher, 5 Klausner St. Ra'anana.
NIS 30; ESRA members NIS 25.
Contact Ariel Kerem 09-772 4497; 052-433 7888.

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Branch Activities

ESRA Rehovot Group
Regular lectures on a variety of topics of interest at private homes in Rehovot and area.
For more information call Lucille 08-941 0550

Mini-Course on Basic Science Concepts, taught by Prof. Rose Johnstone.
20:00 on Wednesday evenings: 12th, 19th and 26th November.
This three-session course will familiarize you with basic biology and chemistry and will take much of the mystery out of scientific matters. Chemical reactions and formulas will be kept to a minimum, using pictorial representations wherever possible, so that no prior knowledge of chemistry or biology is needed to understand the basics.

Rose, who has volunteered her time and expertise to develop and teach this course, has a Ph.D. in Biochemistry, and is Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry in the Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

Admission: For each session: NIS 35, NIS 30 for ESRA members.
For all three sessions (payable in advance) NIS 90, NIS 75 for ESRA members.
Advance registration essential - limited seating. Contact Annice 08-947 5510.

ESRA Modiin Group
Monthly lectures and social get togethers at members homes

Saturday 30th August 2008 20:00 Dodo Pollock will be making a comparison and contrast of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet with the modern play taken from it by Ernest Lehman's 'West Side Story" including exerpts from the music by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim.
NIS 15 for ESRA projects.
Further info contact Stella 08-972 7169

ESRA Caesarea Group
Visits to places of interest, lectures and social get togethers.

Wednesday 5th November 2008 20:00 at the ESRA Second Hand Bookshop in Or Akiva (for directions see below)
What the Dickens! with Bonita Posen
Charles Dickens was as famous for his gloriously bizarre characters as he was for the labyrinthine plots of his novels.
Another wonderful literary ESRA evening guaranteed, but a word of warning to Bonita’s many fans, our bookshop is small, so book early.

NIS 30: ESRA members NIS 25 incl refreshments.
Reserve with Marion by email or phone 04-639 8056

OPEN since March 2008 - A second hand bookshop at Or Akiva, two minutes from the Or Akiva shopping mall, near Caesarea.
Open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 am to 12 noon, coffee/teas available.
Over 1,000 books including thrillers, science fiction, prize winners, best sellers, autobiographies, histories and novels, together with music CDs and film DVDs.
From Route 4, drive into Or Akiva, pass the shopping mall on your right and turn right at the first roundabout.
Take the fourth turning on your right, where you see wasteland. Park right in front of the shop (No. 16 Kopelowitz).
Bring us your own good quality books, CDs and DVDs. All proceeds to ESRA community projects.
Call Jane on 054-740 5047.

ESRA Tel Aviv branch

Sunday 12th October 2008 at 10:00: A lecture by Dr. Deborah Sweeney on Mummies, Myths and Magic: Cats in Ancient Egypt. Learn about the significance of cats since the second millenium B.C.E. in their role as beloved pets and as mummified objects sold for profit.
At Beit Ariela Public Library, 25 Shaul Hamelech Blvd., TA.
NIS 35; ESRA members NIS 30.
For reservations call ESRA 09-748 2957.