Poems on Pregnancy and Birth
To bear a child. A creature that grows inside you, attached to your familiar body. How is he attached to your invisible soul? My nine months of pregnancy became a time of enlightenment. It was a transformation beyond comparison, an experience of communicating with a new part of me who…
Zionist to the End
A Zionist to the End: Itzhak Artzi - Autobiography by Itzhak Artzi with Nava Semel A Zionist to the End is the autobiography of one of Israel's most respected public figures, a man whose whole life was shaped by the great Zionist saga of the twentieth century. Written with his…
Who Stole the Show
"The theater is where you dream with your eyes open." "Who Stole the Show" explores the magical world of the theatre, from the eyes of two children who share an exciting backstage adventure. Twins Jill and Tim would like to know what kind of work their father does in the…
Ballad of Three Prophets Text by Nava Semel Music by Ella Milch-Sheriff Performed by Moran Choir, conducted by Neomi Faran World Premiere: Song Bridge Festival, Poland, May 8, 2008 Israeli Premiere: Holocaust International Commemoration Day, January 27 2009, Massuah - The Institute for Holocaust Studies, Kibbutz Tel Itzhak Translated from Hebrew by Sharon Neeman See him walking; his feet are caressed by the sea - My prophet, he is old, bowed down by history. The sun begins to set; The shoreline seems closer and closer yet. They call out in fright: "We will wander forever; no end is in sight" - And yet he goes on; His staff points to freedom, new life and new dawn. El male rachamim, shochen…