Presidents: T. Gilat (Israel), H. Fromm (USA). Plenary sessions. Epidemiology and natural history;pathogenesis; clinical aspects; treatment of gallbladder stones;treatment of biliary tract stones; future prospects.Re...Presidents: T. Gilat (Israel), H. Fromm (USA). Plenary sessions. Epidemiology and natural history;pathogenesis; clinical aspects; treatment of gallbladder stones;treatment of biliary tract stones; future prospects.Research workshops. Modulation of biliary lipid composition, cholesterol complexes in bile, nucleation and crystallization of cholesterol, biomineralization and stone formation, lithogenic events in the gallbladder. Poster sessions information. Gallstone conference secretariat, Peltours-Te’um Congress Organisers, P.O.B. 8388, Jerusalem 91082, Israel. Fax: (972 2) 637572, Tel: (972 2) 617402展开更多
Yaakov Shabtai＇s ＂Departure＂ seems, at first glance, only to chronicle the illness and death of an unnamed grandmother living in Tel Aviv, as witnessed through the eyes of her grandson. The grandmother, an observan...Yaakov Shabtai＇s ＂Departure＂ seems, at first glance, only to chronicle the illness and death of an unnamed grandmother living in Tel Aviv, as witnessed through the eyes of her grandson. The grandmother, an observant Jewish woman with socialist politics, liberal social views, and many friends, differs strikingly from her Israeli family. They are wholly secular Jews who disavow belief in religion. They observe yahrzeits, Jewish religious festivals, and holy days only as long as grandmother lives. They discontinue all Jewish observance the moment the grandmother dies, thus allegorizing a complete intergenerational break in Jewish identity. The story ends with the melancholic narrator realizing that he has no memory of the date of his grandmother＇s death. This article contends that this seemingly simple narrative has profound historical and referential meanings. The story functions as an allegorical critique of escalating social and religious divisions in Israel, as well as the implications of the loss of Jewish religion on Jewish identity. ＂Departure＂ reveals that the process of dis-identification and post-Zionism begins with the family： symbolically with the figure of the grandmother, whose peaceful, sociable identity stands in peril of becoming removed from the possibilities of her mode of Jewish being influencing future generations.展开更多
Professor Avraham (Avy) Soffer was born in Israel on December 28, 1955. He earned his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctor’s degrees in Science from Tel-Aviv University in 1976,1980, and 1984, respectively. Between 197...Professor Avraham (Avy) Soffer was born in Israel on December 28, 1955. He earned his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctor’s degrees in Science from Tel-Aviv University in 1976,1980, and 1984, respectively. Between 1978 and 1983, he worked as an assistant at TelAviv University.展开更多
文摘Yaakov Shabtai＇s ＂Departure＂ seems, at first glance, only to chronicle the illness and death of an unnamed grandmother living in Tel Aviv, as witnessed through the eyes of her grandson. The grandmother, an observant Jewish woman with socialist politics, liberal social views, and many friends, differs strikingly from her Israeli family. They are wholly secular Jews who disavow belief in religion. They observe yahrzeits, Jewish religious festivals, and holy days only as long as grandmother lives. They discontinue all Jewish observance the moment the grandmother dies, thus allegorizing a complete intergenerational break in Jewish identity. The story ends with the melancholic narrator realizing that he has no memory of the date of his grandmother＇s death. This article contends that this seemingly simple narrative has profound historical and referential meanings. The story functions as an allegorical critique of escalating social and religious divisions in Israel, as well as the implications of the loss of Jewish religion on Jewish identity. ＂Departure＂ reveals that the process of dis-identification and post-Zionism begins with the family： symbolically with the figure of the grandmother, whose peaceful, sociable identity stands in peril of becoming removed from the possibilities of her mode of Jewish being influencing future generations.
文摘Professor Avraham (Avy) Soffer was born in Israel on December 28, 1955. He earned his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctor’s degrees in Science from Tel-Aviv University in 1976,1980, and 1984, respectively. Between 1978 and 1983, he worked as an assistant at TelAviv University.
