Conference Schedule

Monday, May 23 – Kane Hall 220

7:00PM Stroum Lecture: Hebrew and the Creative Imagination

Stroum Lecture #1: Dara Horn, “Living in Hebrew”
Followed by kosher reception in Walker Ames Room

Tuesday, May 24 – Petersen Room, Suzzallo Library

The symposium sessions from 9:00am-4:30pm are open to the public. Individuals may register by visiting this link. Seats in the Petersen Room will be limited, so advance registration is recommended. Please contact jewishst@uw.edu if you have any questions.

9:00 Coffee

9:15 Welcome Remarks

9:30-10:20 Hebrew and the Academy

Moderator: Tovi Romano
Naomi Sokoloff – Language Memoirs: The Case for Hebrew
Nancy Berg – What We Talk about When We Talk about Hebrew

10:30-11:20 Hebrew and Cultural Exchange

Moderator: Selim Kuru
Hannah Pressman – Curating Connections: Public Scholarship, New Media, and Building Bridges to Hebrew Culture
Adam Rovner – Hebrew from Left to Right: Translating Israel for American Readers

11:30-12:20 Hebrew and the Poet

Moderator: Joseph Butwin
Michael Weingrad – “The center of American Hebrew poetry is located on the second floor of my house”: Reading Robert Whitehill-Bashan
Robert Whitehill-Bashan – Choiceless Awareness: How Acting Lessons Have Made Me a Better Hebrew Poet

2:00–2:30 Museum of Pro/Found Objects

Display will be viewable throughout the day

2:30–3:20 Dara Horn and Ilan Stavans Interview with Adam Rovner

3:30–4:20 Hebrew and the Community

Moderator: Russell Hugo
Robert Hoberman – The Relevance of the Hebrew Revival for Native American Languages
Sarah Bunin Benor – Hebrew Infusion at American Jewish Summer Camps

4:30 – 5:20 Roundtable: Hebrew and the Future (Closed Door)

Moderator: Noam Pianko
Participants: Wendy Zierler, Hadar Khazzam-Horovitz, Aviv Ben Or

7:00 Stroum Lecture: Hebrew and the Creative Imagination – Kane Hall 220

Stroum Lecture #2: Ilan Stavans, “Dying in Hebrew”

Please note: each Stroum Lecture requires separate tickets.