z.) RESTAURANT powers of love and nature. Israeli publishing history; it was "I know the other films in the fes- reprinted in 2010 in English translation tival because the Israeli filmmaking under the title The Blue Mountain. His community is small; says Meirson, recent works include the novel A Pigeon who also has written for television and and A Boy (2007) and his 2011 mem- completed two novels. "People will see oir, My Russian Grandmother and Her many aspects of Israeli life in American Vacuum Cleaner. the films. Alter, professor at the "The film industry is grow- University of California at ing in Israel, where there are Berkeley, has published 24 a lot of young filmmakers. books and is most noted for his I'm a teacher in a couple of recent translations and com- film schools, where people mentaries on sections of the are prepared to start with Bible, including Genesis and the short films before moving Book of Psalms. Meir Shalev into features. Academic panels will discuss "Unfortunately, we don't "On Meir Shalev's Oeuvre" see a lot of growth in money. and "Revival of Hebrew as a We're mainly dependent on National Language Europeans for financing" The Holtzman collection, Meirson also will be donated in 2011, covers a time part of a panel discussing span that reaches back to the "Representations of War in Israeli literature of the early Israeli Literature and Film" days of statehood in 1948 and Robert Alter during the MSU Symposium goes through contemporary on Modern Hebrew and years. There are volumes of Israeli Literature. fiction, poetry and drama with some The symposium, a free initiative holding author inscriptions. scheduled April 9-10, gets its sponsor- Literary journals and criticism also ship from the MSU Jewish Studies are part of the collection. ❑ Program and the MSU Libraries. It will celebrate the opening of the Irwin T. The MSU Israeli Film Festival and Shirley Holtzman Israeli Literature runs March 17-18 in 147 Collection at the libraries. Communications Arts & "The collection has many volumes Sciences Building on the in Hebrew and English:' says Kenneth campus of Michigan State Waltzer, director of Jewish Studies at University in East Lansing. The the university. As we take note of that, MSU Symposium on Modern we are very proud of our symposium Hebrew and Israeli Literature participants': is scheduled April 9-10 in The sessions will open with an various campus locations. address by Israeli novelist Meir Shalev Both programs are free. Full and close with a presentation by bibli- schedules are available by cal scholar Robert Alter. calling (517) 432-3493 or Shalev's 1988 novel Russian Romance visiting http://jsp.msu.edu . is one of the top five bestsellers in coffee-drinking Jesus, seen and heard only by Sylvia; and Stephen Hawking, who tools around in a wheelchair dis- pensing scientific wisdom to Rachel. After a comical conversation where Sylvia asks Jesus to reveal the exact date of the Rapture ("blink once for yes, twice for no"), she is convinced Wednesday is the big day. Torn between her eagerness to be "saved" and her fear that the other family members will be left behind, she tries desperately to convert them, but they seem more interested in snacks than salvation. Thanks to Sutton-Smith's impressive skill, Sylvia's fanatical exterior cracks open to reveal the woman she used to be: a fun-loving and tender wife and mother who also plays a wicked game of chess. The extremely talented Manfredi is ideal as Arthur, who communicates volumes without speaking a word through his adroit use of gestures, facial expressions and body language. The production is further enhanced by the abstract all-white set by Kirk Domer, lighting design by Ryan Davies, sound by Jason Painter, cos- tumes by Lane Fragomeli and props by Alex Gay. ❑ End Days runs through March 24 in the Aaron DeRoy Theatre in the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 5 and 8:30 p.m. Saturdays and 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $38-$45. (248) 788-2900; jettheatre.org . Note: JET's spring fundraising gala, the Genghis and Sylvia Online Auction, with proceeds benefiting the theater company, runs until May 1. Go to jettheatre.org . ■ Ir ANN ERSARY OFFER 4fliAMB CHOPS NOW vr 11.- - 1 0% OFF Join our loyalty program and start receiving the rewards! RECEIVE RECEIVE Total Food Bill Total Food Bill 10% Off 10% Off Dine-in only. 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