A Memorial Tribute commemorating the late S.Y. Agnon, renowned Israeli Hebrew author and Nobel Laureate in Literature who died last month, will be held on Sunday at the Dropsie University in conjunction with the Israeli Consulate. The eulogy memorializing Agnon, regarded as the greatest Hebrew writer of our time, will be delivered by Moshe Yegar, Consul General of Israel. Two Israeli scholars who are professors at Dropsie University, will also participate in the ceremonies. Dr. Abraham Sha’anan, associate professor of Modern Hebrew Language and Literature, will speak on the Jewish tradition in Agnon’s stories. Dr. S. D. Goitein, professor of Judaeo-Arabic, will give a personal account of his relationships with Agnon. In addition, Edward Fingerhood, a student, will give a reading of a popular Agnon story, “With All My Heart.” The story, which is about a poet’s desire to compose a poem for his beloved in honor of her birthday, will be read in Hebrew. David Baker, another student, will read the acceptance speech which Agnon delivered to the Swedish Academy of Letters upon receiving the Nobel Prize.
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