Camerini, in Israel between theater and work in the fields

“This year I spent many months of study in Jerusalem. Since October 7th, I have felt the impulse, increasingly strong, to return as soon as possible. One often feels alone in Europe in this unfortunate period. I wanted to embrace my family and the many friends I have here, but also to make a concrete contribution.”
With this motivation, the Milanese director and actress Miriam Camerini took a flight from Zurich to Tel Aviv, with the goal of conducting some theatrical workshops inspired by the tragic events of recent weeks, based in particular on stories and characters from the Tanakh. “The theme I would like to develop is that of fratricide, starting from the story of Cain and Abel. If all goes well, I should participate in an initiative in the coming days in Mitzpe Ramon.”
In the meantime, the director is picking lettuce in the Elah Valley, along the road from Jerusalem to Gaza, filling the void left by the many Thai and Nepalese workers who left the country in the early days of the conflict. “In the place where I am, there are normally seven or eight immigrant workers. Only one has remained. The paradox is that he asked me for an update on the war: not having mastery of the language, he does not understand the situation well,” emphasizes Camerini. She is speaking from the Elah Valley, where the Bible tells the story of David defeating Goliath. But she is unsure where she will be tomorrow. “It’s all organized by the study group of my synagogue: we’ll move where a need is manifested, without a program too defined in detail: we’ll proceed a bit Israeli style, in short,” smiles Camerini, who has been studying for some years to become the first Italian female rabbi within the Orthodox tradition. A project that she is carrying out right in Jerusalem.