In collaboration with Mifal Hapayis
24/11/2021
Jews, Arabs, football: the book that must be known
The "Makatuv" project, a collaboration between the Van Leer Institute and Mifal Hapayis, is leading the translation of the best books from Western to Hebrew.
We met the writer Iyad Barghouti, who wrote the "Akai'i story" and Omar Einav, who researched local football during the Mandate
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In the video: Get to know the "Makatuv" project (Directed by: Lior Naor, Edited by Gilad Manheim)
Have you ever stopped and thought to yourself how much culture we "miss", just because of language differences? Every year great books are published in Arabic, but the Hebrew-speaking audience does not get to read them and this is exactly what the "Makatuv" project, a unique collaboration between the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute and Mifal Hapayis, wants to change.
We went out to meet one of the writers and co-editor of the "Makatuv" series, Iyad Barghouti, who wrote the "Akai'i story" and Omar Einav, who wrote a doctorate on Palestinian football.
The book is a historical novel about Captain Faiz, who discovers that he was chosen to be the first coach of the Palestinian national football team, but immediately afterwards a news item is published that shakes his life: "The story paints the period and life of Palestinian Arab society in Israel in the 1930s and 1940s." , Barghouti explains. "I wrote the book out of a difficulty I experienced as an Arab, living in a place he does not know its history. The story shows that there is a way to produce meaning,Even where his memory is almost extinct. "
Einav, who researched Jewish-Arab relations in football during the Mandate, saw Barghouti's book as the "missing piece" in the study.
"The story takes Acre and breathes new life into it. It's a story about a small place, which is much bigger than we think."
On the entire "Makatuv" project, Einav says: "He brings beautiful Arabic literature to all kinds of places and makes it accessible according to the writer or poet's intention, the smells, colors, names and places. He humanizes the Arab culture and its rich social history for those who do not know."
"In my opinion, at this time, 'writing' is one of the tasks that can really challenge the crisis we are living in," Barghouti concludes.
"When you read literature of a particular culture and people, you can get to know them. It's a tremendous journey in a complex and fascinating world."
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