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The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies at Northwestern University and the Heksherim Institute for Jewish and Israeli Literature and Culture at Ben Gurion Univrsity of the Negev present:

The Opening Session of the international conference

Between Baghdad and Haifa: A Tribute to Israeli Author Sami Michael

featuring
Sami Michael in conversation with Benny Ziffer

followed by
a recital of Iraqi Jewish traditional music performed by Yair Dalal

Sami Michael is a renowned, award-winning Israeli novelist of Iraqi origin who broadened the boundaries of Israeli identity, promoted ethnicity and the image of the other, and unveiled the cultural heritage of Mizrahi Jewry.

Benny Ziffer is an author, journalist, and literary editor of the Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz.

Yair Dalal is an internationally renowned oud and violin artist of Iraqi-Jewish descent whose compositions draw from Arab and Jewish musical traditions.

Free and Open to the Public – No Tickets or RSVP Required