An UpcomingNewFAULifelongLearningCenter Course (co-sponsored by the Florida-Israel Institute)

The Holocaust and Israeli Consciousness- a Cinematic Perspective

Instructor: Dr. Miri Talmon-Bohm

Saturdays 2:00-3:45 PM at the FAU Barry and Florence Friedberg Lifelong LearningCenter

Course Description:

This course traces fundamental contradictions in Israeli-Jewish collective consciousness that are related to the trauma of the Holocaust, as articulated in Israeli films through images of potent masculine fighters and terror victims, the relationship between the Israeli native Sabra and the Diaspora Jew/Holocaust survivor, the Israeli attitude to Germany, and the Israeli experience of terror and war.

The course offers film screenings, accompanied by pre-screening lectures, commentary highlighting important points during screenings, and post-screening discussions.

Eight meetings, focused on the following Israeli films (films will be shown in full – Hebrew with English subtitles):

October 20, 2007 Hill 24 Doesn't Answer [ Giv'a 24 Eina Ona ] (Thorold Dickinson, 1955)

October 27, 2007 He Walked in the Fields [Hoo Halah BaSadot], (Yossef Milo, 1968)

November 3, 2007 The Wooden Gun, [Rove Huliot] (Ilan Moshenzon, 1979)

November 17, 2007 The Summer of Aviya [HaKaitz Shel Aviya], (Eli Cohen, 1988)

November 24, 2007 Alex in Love [Alex Hole Ahava] (Boaz Davidzon, 1985)

December 1, 2007 Operation Thunderbolt[Mivtza Yonatan] ( Menachem Golan, 1976)

December 8, 2007 Made in Israel (Ari Folman, 2001)

December 15, 2007 Walk on Water [Lalekhet al HaMaim] (Eitan Fox, 2004)

Instructor’s Biographical Information:

Dr.Miri Talmon-Bohm was born and educated in Israel. She is a scholar of Israeli culture, cinema, media and literature, who has lectured at Israeli universities, including The Open University of Israel, Tel-AvivUniversity, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and HaifaUniversity. Her Ph. D. was awarded by The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Communication and Journalism), her M.A and B.A by Tel-AvivUniversity. Miri has appeared as guest speaker on Israeli media, and was the editor of television series on Israeli cinema in its social context for the Open University of Israel. Her book Israeli Graffiti: Nostalgia, Groups and CollectiveIdentity in Israeli Cinema was published in Israel in 2001 by Haifa University Press and The Open University Press. Since 2004 Dr. Talmon-Bohm lectures here in the US, and continues her ongoing research of Israeli Cinema and Culture. She is the Academic Advisor and lecturer for the Florida-Israel Institute’s Israeli Film and Lecture Series at FloridaAtlanticUniversity.

Registration Information and Fees:

You may take all 8 lectures or choose 4 lectures in Set One or in Set Two. Set 1 includes the first four lectures and Set 2 includes the last four lectures.

COURSE NO. F701 (for the full course), F7011 (for Set 1) and F7012 (for Set 2)

F701: 8 week full course: $55 for LLS member or $75 for nonmember

F7011: 4 week course: 10/20, 27, 11/ 3 and 17; $28 for member / $38 per nonmember

F7012: 4 week course: 11/24; 12/1, 8, 15; $28 per member / $38 per nonmember

Those wishing to attend may call the LLS Office at 561-297-3171 and request that a Fall Course Schedule be sent to them. You may also go to and copy the registration form, complete it and fax it to 561-297-3481 or mail it along with a check or credit card information to FAU/LLS, 777 Glades Road, Box 3091, Boca Raton, FL33431-0991

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