Someck, who was born in Baghdad in 1951 and came to Israel as a young
child, has been writing poetry for 30 years. His work has been translated
into 20 languages. A recipient of the Prime Minister's Award, Someck has
published eight volumes of poetry, including his latest, Revolution Drummer,
and a bilingual edition in Hebrew and English, The Fire Stays in Red.
Sponsored by the Taube Center for Jewish Studies and Israel Center.
Winter 2002-2003: Michel Kichka, Political Cartoonist
A native Belgian and the son of Holocaust survivors, Kichka made aliyah
to Israel in 1974 and has been a freelance illustrator of editorial and
political cartoons, comic strips, children's books and advertising. Currently,
he serves as a senior lecturer of illustration and comic art at the Bezalel
Academy's Visual Communications Department. Kichka has staged solo exhibitions
in Israel and overseas and participated in numerous group exhibitions
and cartoon festivals all over the world. Sponsored by the Taube Center
for Jewish Studies and Israel Center.
Spring 2002-2003: Doron Nesher, Producer and Director
Doron Nesher has written, produced and directed several films for cinema
and television. His most significant works include the documentary "Jerusalem,
the Capital of Two Nations", "The Man Who Came for a Few Notes" for which
he was nominated by the Israeli Movie Award Academy for best documentaries,
"Weekend with Yaron London", a primetime TV special aired between 1991
and 1993 that achieved great popular success, and "Last Summer Blues",
a film that earned him an Israeli Academy Award for movie and screenplay.
In 1999, he was responsible for the entire radio campaign for the One
Israel candidate, Ehud Barak. Between 1994 and 1999, Mr. Nesher edited
and anchorered the IDF radio program "Night Birds". Sponsored by the Taube
Center for Jewish Studies.
Someck, who was born in Baghdad in 1951 and came to Israel as a young
child, has been writing poetry for 30 years. His work has been translated
into 20 languages. A recipient of the Prime Minister's Award, Someck has
published eight volumes of poetry, including his latest, Revolution Drummer,
and a bilingual edition in Hebrew and English, The Fire Stays in Red.
Sponsored by the Taube Center for Jewish Studies and Israel Center.
A native Belgian and the son of Holocaust survivors, Kichka made aliyah
to Israel in 1974 and has been a freelance illustrator of editorial and
political cartoons, comic strips, children's books and advertising. Currently,
he serves as a senior lecturer of illustration and comic art at the Bezalel
Academy's Visual Communications Department. Kichka has staged solo exhibitions
in Israel and overseas and participated in numerous group exhibitions
and cartoon festivals all over the world. Sponsored by the Taube Center
for Jewish Studies and Israel Center.
Doron Nesher has written, produced and directed several films for cinema
and television. His most significant works include the documentary "Jerusalem,
the Capital of Two Nations", "The Man Who Came for a Few Notes" for which
he was nominated by the Israeli Movie Award Academy for best documentaries,
"Weekend with Yaron London", a primetime TV special aired between 1991
and 1993 that achieved great popular success, and "Last Summer Blues",
a film that earned him an Israeli Academy Award for movie and screenplay.
In 1999, he was responsible for the entire radio campaign for the One
Israel candidate, Ehud Barak. Between 1994 and 1999, Mr. Nesher edited
and anchorered the IDF radio program "Night Birds". Sponsored by the Taube
Center for Jewish Studies.