Professor David Peimer
Purim and the Contemporary Hamans of Jewish History: Sinwar, Nasrallah, Ayatollahs
Summary
This presentation will consider what the story of Purim really means for us today–and who the Hamans are in our times. We will explore the lives and ideas of Sirwar, Nasrallah, and the Ayatollahs in the current curve of the long and winding road of Jewish history. We will also ask how they influenced so many. And who will be the next Haman?
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.