Yom ha-Atzma’ut Dinner Program
“Zionist Photography Before & After 1948” with Guy Raz
Tuesday, April 21 – Temin Canteen Room
Program at 6:00 PM, Dinner/Discussion/Schmoozing at 7:00 PM
Program: In this special presentation, Curator of Photography at the Eretz Israel museum in Tel Aviv, Guy Raz, will discuss the “Zionist Gaze” in Israeli photography. We’ll start with the first Jewish photographer, Rabbi Yeshayahu Raphaelovitz (1891), all the way through an image from July 10, 2023– with an eye toward the changes resulting from the Declaration Ceremony of 1948. The works of several photographers will be explored, including Avraham Soskin, Zoltan Kluger, Robert Capa, David Rubinger, and more!
Guy Raz (b. 1965) is a photographer, researcher, and curator of photography. He holds a MA from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Active in the medium since 1993, Guy is currently the Curator of Photography at MUZA – the Eretz Israel Museum, in Tel Aviv. Alongside his activities as a photographer dealing with social and political Palestine/Israel issues, Raz is involved in writing the history of photography from 1839-2026. Raz has curated a selection of exhibitions in Israel and of Israeli photography around the world.
Dinner: Build your own falafel sandwich, dive into shwarma spiced fries, and enjoy a variety of salads! Join us for a delicious vegan dinner from Goldie (IKS). Good friends, good food, good feelings – what better way to spend an evening? $15/person (RSVP by April 17) Sponsorships are readily available. Please consider sponsoring a dinner anonymously for someone in need if you can.
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Germantown Jewish Centre offers thanks and gratitude to the Stern /Gafni Endowment for Israel Engagement for their generous support, and to the Wolfe Family Foundation for their support in all GJC programming.