Erich Mendelsohn – A Bright Vision of a Changing World
Yad Chaim Weizmann dedicates its annual lecture to the iconic architect Erich Mendelsohn.
We will host architect Eran Mordohovich, head of ICOMOS Israel ,a graduate of the Technion in Haifa, who holds a master's degree in Conservation of Historic Buildings and Towns KU Leuven in Belgium, and a member of the Erich Mendelsohn World Heritage Initiative, for a lecture on the iconic architecture of Erich Mendelsohn, followed by a screening of the award-winning film by director Duki Dror.
20:00 Reception
20:30 Mendelsohn : The first Jewish STARCHITECT? | Architect Eran Mordohovich
The unique values of Erich Mendelsohn’s works around the world and in Israel
21:00 Mendelsohn – Incessant Visions | Duki Dror
He drew sketches on tiny pieces of paper and sent them from the Russian front to a young cellist, who was waiting for him in Berlin. She saw in him a genius and within a few years, helped him to become the most sought-after architect in Germany. Two years later, with the rise of the Third Reich, they abandoned their home and Germany forever. Erich Mendelsohn wandered between countries, between world wars, between failure and success. The buildings he built around the world, scattered as landmarks, tell his biographical story and form his signature as an artist. Why did his vision to transform the architectural landscape of Palestine turn into a story of failure? How did the life of the Jewish architect, who built Berlin in the 1920s, and then helped the Allied armies destroy it in WWII, spiral down? Erich Mendelsohn was a turbulent figure through which the history of the first half of the twentieth century is reflected as a bright vision of a constantly changing world. The multi-award-winning film by director Duki Dror is a cinematic interpretation of one of the fascinating chapters in the development of modern art.
Festivals and awards: Jerusalem Festival 2011; Jewish Film Festival in New York, Denver, Berlin, Washington, San Diego, Vancouver, Miami, New Jersey, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Atlanta and San Francisco; Festival at the Potsdam Museum, Germany; Doc Edge festival in New Zealand, Australia, Auckland and Wellington; GZ Doc festival in China; St. Louis International Festival, USA.
Israel 2011 | 100 minutes | Hebrew, English, Polish, German | Hebrew subtitles
Yad Chaim Weizmann's annual lecture is held under the auspices of the Joseph Cohen Foundation.
