The Jews Are Coming
The Jews Are Coming
The Jews Are Coming (Ha’Yehudim Ba’im in Hebrew) is an award-winning Israeli sketch comedy satirizing Jewish history, from the Bible to modern Israel. The acclaimed show employs parody and sarcasm to comment on contemporary Israeli and Jewish social, political, and religious issues and seeks to inspire viewers to think critically about such topics. While admired by many, The Jews Are Coming had also attracted considerable criticism from Orthodox and Ultra-Orthodox Israeli Jews who called its content blasphemy and criticized the creators for ridiculing the Jewish faith. During this lively conversation, Assaf Beiser and Natalie Marcus, two of the show’s creators, will discuss the origins of the show, how they choose what to write about, and the controversy the show has generated. The event will feature clips from the show (in Hebrew with English subtitles).
Join us online for this end-of-semester opportunity for laughter and satire!
Speakers
Asaf Beiser is based in Tel Aviv and has been a writer and showrunner in Israel’s highest-rated, comedy, satire and drama shows for over 15 years. Asaf has been a writer for Fauda, The Good Cop, Eretz Nehederet (the Israeli version of Saturday Night Live), and many more award-winning programs for Israeli television.
Natalie Marcus is a highly acclaimed, award-winning screenwriter and director for many of Israel’s highest-rated, comedy, satire, and drama series. Natalie wrote for the 4th season of Fauda and the 2nd season of Tehran. She also teaches comedy writing, and lectures about writing and Jewish history around the world.
In conversation with Karen Brunwasser, BAMAH Visiting Artist, Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies, The University of Maryland, College Park.
The Jews Are Coming (Ha’Yehudim Ba’im in Hebrew) is an award-winning Israeli sketch comedy satirizing Jewish history, from the Bible to modern Israel. The acclaimed show employs parody and sarcasm to comment on contemporary Israeli and Jewish social, political, and religious issues and seeks to inspire viewers to think critically about such topics. While admired by many, The Jews Are Coming had also attracted considerable criticism from Orthodox and Ultra-Orthodox Israeli Jews who called its content blasphemy and criticized the creators for ridiculing the Jewish faith. During this lively conversation, Assaf Beiser and Natalie Marcus, two of the show’s creators, will discuss the origins of the show, how they choose what to write about, and the controversy the show has generated. The event will feature clips from the show (in Hebrew with English subtitles).
Join us online for this end-of-semester opportunity for laughter and satire!
Speakers
Asaf Beiser is based in Tel Aviv and has been a writer and showrunner in Israel’s highest-rated, comedy, satire and drama shows for over 15 years. Asaf has been a writer for Fauda, The Good Cop, Eretz Nehederet (the Israeli version of Saturday Night Live), and many more award-winning programs for Israeli television.
Natalie Marcus is a highly acclaimed, award-winning screenwriter and director for many of Israel’s highest-rated, comedy, satire, and drama series. Natalie wrote for the 4th season of Fauda and the 2nd season of Tehran. She also teaches comedy writing, and lectures about writing and Jewish history around the world.
In conversation with Karen Brunwasser, BAMAH Visiting Artist, Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies, The University of Maryland, College Park.