Out-of-the-Box Script | Assi Dayan’s "Emergency Room"

This is the first episode of the series “Emergency Room,” written by Assi Dayan in 1978 and never produced. At an event held courtesy of and with the participation of his son Lior Dayan, Shalev Gelber and additional actors will read the screenplay “…To the Glory of the State of Israel,” about Independence Eve in an arbitrary emergency room in Israel. The live reading of the screenplay will bring the words of one of the giants of Israeli cinema back to the stage.

The event takes place as part of Jerusalem Sessions – Israel’s first international television festival, November 18–19, 2026.

Location: The National Library, Library Experience

Ticket price: NIS 40 | Included in a package: 3 events for NIS 125

The number of tickets is limited

Image credit: Osnat Shaliv-Kolek

Contact: The National Library, telephone: *5049