The Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry

Oral History Division

A Training Course in Oral History
November-December 2003
In cooperation with the Oral History Society of Israel

The Oral History Division in the Institute of Contemporary Jewry invites you to subscribe to the ninth course of oral history that will begin in November 11th, 2003. Our courses until now were very successful, and encouraged participants to interview persons in the area of their work and interest.

The course is conducted in Hebrew.

The Objectives:
To provide knowledge and tools for conducting interviews and a critical use of oral history in research and study in different disciplines, such as history, social sciences and literature.

To provide knowledge and tools to engage in oral history for cultural and educational purposes, such as preservation of family memories, search of roots and preparation of infrastructure of museums and local archives.

Destination
The course is designed for every person interested in the various aspects of oral history: Students and researchers, archivists, teachers tutoring students in writing papers, social and communal workers, persons collecting family histories, etc.

The course is open to anyone who fulfills the requirement: Active participation and preparation of an interview as a final assignment.

When and Where
The course takes place on Tuesdays, from November 11th until December 30th, 2003. Each of the eight encounters last six academic hours, between 9.00 and 14.30 (altogether 48 hours).

During the intervals students receive sandwiches and hot drinks.

Studies are held in the Mount Scopus campus of the Hebrew University (Bldg. Of Contemporary Jewry).

Main topics:

	Oral history in historical and social research: Methodological problems.
	Conducting interviews: Practice in the framework of workshops.
	Planning projects.
	Transcribing and preserving
	Audio and video. New techniques.
	Specific problems in interviewing Shoa survivors
	Preparation of oral histories for publication

Cost and subscription:
The fee for the course is NIS 1,000 for individual students, or NID 1,400 for institutions that pay for their students. It can be divided into three payments.Subscription is conditioned by the payment of the first cheque, dated for the first day of the course.

Members of the Oral History Society receive NIS discount (membership is only NIS 50 per year).

For subscription and further information, please call the Oral History Division (it’s closed in Sucot) – 02-5882372. Please send us your name, telephone number and adress to ohd@h2.hum.huji.ac.il, or contact me during Chol Hamoed in msbejar@mscc.huji.ac.il.

The course is recognized for GMUL HISHTALMUT by the Ministry of Education.