Hebrew

H-1 (T, 1:30-3:00pm) - ALL
Hebrew Language Division [being established] Annual Meeting
Batya S. Reichman, administrator, Hebrew Language Division [being established], Houston, Texas

H-2 (T, 3:30-5:00pm) - ALL
Hebrew Translation and Interpretation Training: Personal Reflections on the Bar-Ilan Program
Merav Rozenblum, Translator/ Interpreter, Kfar-Sava, Israel

The speaker spent four years at the Translation and Interpreting Studies Department of the Bar-Ilan University in Israel completing two, two-year programs in English and Spanish. The department is unique, in that it is the only interpretation school and one of the only translation schools in Israel. The country's best professionals teach there, offering English, French, Spanish, German, and Arabic tracks. The speaker will talk about her personal experience at the department and reflect upon the extent to which it succeeded in a training capable professional.