How have different families around the world experienced the COVID-19 quarantine and is it going to change family and occupational patterns? American journalist and author, who has recently co-founded an online class series called PANDEMONIUM U / newsletter sign up), Pamela Druckerman, who has been living in Paris for the past two decades, believes that the answer is yes. She describes the political fluctuations in her homeland and her current home and shares the lessons she will carry with her from this period. Prof. Betsy Levy Paluck of Princeton University, shares her own experiences of being a single mother and giving birth in a nation on lockdown. Prof. Levy Paluck will also reveal the research conducted these days by her lab that is relevant to the current crisis.

Moderated by: Netta Ahituv, Haaretz Senior Correspondent and Editor

Screening of the film:

Citizens of the World

Dir.: Gianni di Gregorio I Italy 2019 | 92 minutes | Italian

Hebrew subtitles

Three pensioners from Rome decide that with their meager allowance they must find a different place to spend their golden years. Fortunately, there is an expert who has invented an appraiser for world countries: stability, climate, cost of living, etc. While debating between Cuba, Sofia or Bali, they continue to sit in Rome’s restaurants, coming face-to-face with the reality of Italy in all its forms. With a forgiven caress and tender smile, Gianni Di Gregorio offers his unique perspective on the state of the elderly in Italy and the refugee crisis.

Participants

Pamela Druckerman, Journalist and Author                              Prof. Betsy Levy Paluck Princeton University

Moderated by: Netta Ahituv, Haaretz Senior Correspondent and Editor