Bialik and Goldberg Shape Culture

A morning of culture and an in-depth look at two giants of spirit and culture: the national poet Haim Nahman Bialik and the revered poet Leah Goldberg, with literary scholar and author Prof. Ruhama Elbag.

9:30 Gathering and registration

10:00–11:00 “In the Beautiful Hot Land” – Bialik in the Land of Israel: The national poet’s poems established his status even before he arrived in the country. Upon his arrival in Tel Aviv in 1924, he became the “crowned one of the city,” in the words of Marc Chagall. This lecture will explore his character, life story, and cultural legacy—from his childhood in Zhytomyr, through his years at the Volozhin yeshiva, his life in Odessa, and his settling in Tel Aviv.
Lecturer: Prof. Ruhama Elbag

11:00–11:30 Break: coffee and pastry

11:30–12:30 “The Shortest Journey” from Kaunas to Tel Aviv: The life story of the poet Leah Goldberg and her eventful journeys in Lithuania and Germany, until she settled in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, and the flourishing of her creative work, particularly for children, in the new country.
Lecturer: Prof. Ruhama Elbag

Meeting point: Yad Ben-Zvi – 14 Even Gvirol Street