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THE HEBREW LANGUAGE TABLE AND THE MOTION PICTURE, BROADCASTING &
RECORDED
SOUND DIVISION OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, CO-SPONSORED BY THE EMBASSY
OF
ISRAEL PRESENT THE PRIZE WINNING FILM -SILENCE OF THE SIRENS
What: FILM-SILENCE OF THE SIRENS by Motti Lerner (Mr. Lerner introduce
the
film)
When: TUESDAY, OCT. 12, 2004
Where:Library of Congress
1st and Independence Ave, SE
Washington, DC
Mary Pickford Theater (3rd Floor-Madison Building)
Capitol South Metro Stop
Time: 12:00 NOON
The program is free and open to the public
"The Silence of the Sirens," a film dramatizing the events leading up
to
the Yom Kippur War in 1973, will be shown at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 12,
in
the Pickford Theater of the Library of Congress, third floor of the
James
Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C.
The film showing, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by
the
Library's Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division and
the
Hebrew Language Table in cooperation with the Israeli Embassy. Tickets
are
not required, but space is limited.
Written by Motti Lerner and produced by Riki Shelach, "The Silence of
the
Sirens" was the winner of the Israeli Academy award for the best
television
feature film in 2004. The film depicts the process of decision-making
that
led to one of the biggest military fiascos in Israeli history.
Early in 1973 reports surfaced regarding the intention of Egypt and
Syria
to wage a war against Israel. During that summer Israels highest
ranking
officers estimated a low probability of war. Others, such as Minster of
Defense Moshe Dayan and Chief of Staff Lt. General David Elazar
believed
otherwise. They issued an alert, believing war to be imminent. As the
summer passed without incident, Israels military intelligence wrongly
concluded that the threat was unlikely. On Oct. 6, 1973, on the Jewish
Day
of Atonement (Yom Kippur), Egyptian and Syrian military forces launched
a
combined assault against Israel.
A native of Israel, Motti Lerner has been a playwright and screenwriter
for
major Israeli theaters and television channels for more than 22 years.
His
plays have been produced in the United States, England, Germany,
Austria
and Australia.
Lerner attended Hebrew University in Jerusalem, where he studied
mathematics and physics. He subsequently attended theater workshops in
London and San Francisco, where he honed his craft. Active in Israels
peace
movement, he focuses his works mostly on political issues. He currently
teaches playwriting at Tel Aviv University.
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