Abigail Weaver is a playwright, costume designer and banjo player. She is a graduate of Smith College in theatre and Jewish studies, and an alumna of the Yiddish Book Center and YIVO summer Yiddish programs. With a special interest in Yiddish poetry and theatre, she looks to a legacy of cultural resilience as she develops a response in her own writing to the constant crisis. She is a fellow at the Yiddish Book Center, and lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.
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פֿון לאַנד שװינדזוכט
From The Land of Consumption
Shloyme Gilbert
Translation by Abigail Weaver and David Weaver
Shloyme Gilbert’s haunting, atmospheric vignette based on his own experiences in a sanatorium.
Nov 13, 2019