Unsilencing Palestine: Photography Exhibition - Film Screening - Lecture

During the Second World War, on 26 November 1940, professor Cleveringa of Leiden University gave a speech to protest against the dismissal of two Jewish colleagues. Every year in November, to commemorate his brave speech, Cleveringa Lectures are read by (former) Leiden academics in cities throughout the world. These meetings are connected to the themes of freedom and justice.

Next week, NVIC commemorates Cleveringa's famous speech with a series of events. Please keep in mind that the number of seats for all these events is limited. We work on a first-come, first served basis.

Unsilencing Palestine: A Photo Exhibition (Opening)

The exhibition opening will take place on Thursday, 23 November, 2023 at 8:30 pm, showcasing a collection of Dutch photographer Frank Scholten (1881-1942) consisting of images of 1920s Palestine. The exhibition, curated by Sary Zananiri, opens on Sunday and will be accessible based on appointment after.

The Screening of Roshmia, a Documentary by Salim Abu Jabal

The film screening will take place on Monday, 20 November, 2023 at 7 pm. The film is about an elderly Palestinian couple that has a final standoff against Israeli authorities to maintain their natural lifestyle in Roshmia, the last natural valley in Haifa.

Karène Sanchez-Summerer - Unsilencing, Rewriting and Nuancing Palestine (Cleveringa Lecture 2023)

This lecture will be hosted on Thursday, 23 November, 2023 at 7 pm. It is on Scholten's photographic collection, dealing with early 1920s Palestine, as a turning point in the writing of social and cultural history of Palestine, the rewriting of a modern and cosmopolitan Palestine, as well as the links between Holland and the so-called Holy Land.