A secular community for speakers and students of the Yiddish language and culture. Materials about Ladino and other traditionally Judaic languages welcome. װען נאָר ס'איז מעגלעך, שרײַבט אָן אײַערע פֿראַגעס, ענטפֿערס און באַמערקונגען אויף ייִדיש, אָדער מיטן ייִדישן אַלף-בית, אָדער מיט ייִװאָ-ראָמאַניזירונג.
You are cordially invited to the online launch of The Song Remains / דאָס ליד איז געבליבן
On Monday, 20 May 2024 at 12 noon PDT In a Zoom webinar. Registration essential at: ~https://thesongremains.org/register~
The Song Remains is an online anthology of over 160 Yiddish poems by 36 authors with English translations. The poems were written in Nazi-occupied Poland during the Second World War, compiled by Binem Heller, and published in Warsaw in 1951. The collection holds the treasure of creative poetry written by people who were imprisoned, starved, and ultimately murdered. The poems cover a wide range of themes, from the light-hearted love of nature, to the trials of coming of age in the Ghetto, and ultimately trying to come to terms with hatred, destruction, and death. The English translations are by Dr Sarah Traister Moskovitz, a 96 year old native Yiddish speaker and professor emerita from California State University, Northridge.We will be publishing one poem per week on the site, starting at the launch on 20 May.The launch will include poetry readings, and a number of speakers including:
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Dr Sarah Traister Moskovitz, translator of the poems
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Miri Koral, UCLA / California Institute for Yiddish Culture and Language
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Michael Berenbaum, American Jewish University
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Giacomo Lichtner, Victoria University of Wellington
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Rabbi Amy Bernstein, Kehillat Israel
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Gillian Wess, Holocaust Centre of New Zealand
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Declan Dunn, remember.org
In order to attend the event, you will need to register (free) at:
~https://thesongremains.org/register~
Please share this invitation with anyone you think might be interested. You can find our media release at: ~https://thesongremains.org/admin/media-release-murdered-poets-speak-again/~
We look forward to seeing you there.
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