Professor David Peimer
Jerusalem in Poetry and Myth
Summary
What is the story and myth of Jerusalem? David Peimer explores this fascinating city as told through poetry, from ancient times to today.
Professor David Peimer
David Peimer is a professor of theatre and performance studies in the UK. He has taught at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and New York University (Global Division), and was a Fulbright Scholar at Columbia University. Born in South Africa, David has won numerous awards for playwriting and directing. He has written eleven plays and directed forty in places like South Africa, New York, Brussels, London, Berlin, Zulu Kingdom, Athens, and more. His writing has been published widely and he is the editor of Armed Response: Plays from South Africa (2009) and the interactive digital book Theatre in the Camps (2012). He is on the board of the Pinter Centre in London.
That beautiful quote was Naomi Shemer, where she said she thought a world devoid of Jews is like a dead star. And I think it’s an extraordinary quote from a wonderful, brilliant Israeli poet, Naomi Shemer. It just resonates endlessly for me, and I’m sure for many others.