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Zohar Weiman-Kel­man on the inter­sec­tions of Yid­dish, trans­la­tion, and the erotic. 

Jun 01, 2016

Shter­na Gold­bloom dis­cuss­es pho­tog­ra­phy, com­mu­ni­ty, and mem­o­ry. Her sat­u­rat­ed, col­or­ful work cen­ters the lim­i­nal places where the holy and the mar­gin­al come together. 

Mar 19, 2018

In August 2018, Aus­tralian the­atre mak­er and direc­tor Sama­ra Her­sch, along with Cham­ber Made, a com­pa­ny oper­at­ing at the ​‘nexus of con­tem­po­rary per­for­mance, music and sound’, pre­sent­ed Dyb­buks – a pro­duc­tion in three acts explor­ing ideas of pos­ses­sion; of women being with the dead; of desire, rit­u­al, and voice. Here, Nico­la Menser Hearn reviews the pro­duc­tion and dis­cuss­es it with Hersch.

Nov 30, 2018

Her Birth and Lat­er Years and Pomiędzy światami/​Between Worlds are more than poems and essays; these books are a tes­ta­ment to Ire­na Klepfisz’s life as a sur­vivor, a Jew­ish les­bian, a Yid­dishist, and a polit­i­cal activist.

Oct 21, 2024