The course on Yiddish Literature in Translations is structured as follows:
1) First, there is a lecture devoted to the works and literary philosophy of the discussed author(s), summary of the scholarly research, recent books and publications, films and documentaries, events and exhibitions around this person. The lecture will last about ONE HOUR and then
2) The students have a chance to discussed the GIVEN TEXT(S) based on the selected questions and perspective, which are proposed by the leading teacher. First in the break-out room, then in the general discussion.
Reading:
1) First, there is a lecture devoted to the works and literary philosophy of the discussed author(s), summary of the scholarly research, recent books and publications, films and documentaries, events and exhibitions around this person. The lecture will last about ONE HOUR and then
2) The students have a chance to discussed the GIVEN TEXT(S) based on the selected questions and perspective, which are proposed by the leading teacher. First in the break-out room, then in the general discussion.
- 3.3. Sholem Aleichem and the Amazing Story of the Fiddler on the Roof.
- 31.03 IL Peretz. Between Short Stories Writing and Life Writing.
- 27.04 Isaac Bashevis Singer, or the Ghost Writing
- 19.05 Women’s Writing: Two Very Different Stories of Devorah Vogel and Rachel Auerbach
- 2.06 Kadia Molodowski
Reading:
- Sholem Aleichem Tevye stories (Texts no 1)From here we will discuss: Tevye Strikes It Rich (pp. 2-19), Chava (pp70-83)
- I L Peretz (Text no 2)From here we will discuss: Shtrayml (pp. 2-12), Kabbalist (13-17)
- I. Bashevis Singer, Yentl, The Yeshiva boy (Texts no 5, the texts number 3, 4 will be discussed during the lecture, so just FYI
- Dvorah Vogel – discussed during the lecture
- Rachel Auerbach Yizkor, 1943 (Text no 6)
- Kadia Maładowski A House with Seven Windows (text no 8)
- Irena Klepfisz article The 2087th Question or When Silence Is the Only Answer (Text no 7 and here: https://ingeveb.org/blog/the-2087th-question-or-when-silence-is-the-only-answer)
Material for the students:
1._exerpt_from_tevye_the_dairyman_and_the_railroad_stories_by_aleichem_sholem__z-lib.org_.pdf | |
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2._peretz_classic_yiddish_stories_of_s.y._abramovitsh_sholem_aleichem_and_i.l._peretz_by_abramovitsh_s.y._aleichem_sholem_peretz_i.l._frieden__ed.__ken__z-lib.org__copy.pdf | |
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3._the_last_demon_from_collected_stories_by_singer_isaac_bashevis__z-lib.org_.pdf | |
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4._the_cafeteria_by_singer_isaac_bashevis__z-lib.org_.epub.pdf | |
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5._yentl_the_yeshiva_boy_the_collected_stories_by_singer_isaac_bashevis__z-lib.org_.pdf | |
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6._rachel_auerbach_yizkor_from_voices_from_warsaw_ghetto_.pdf | |
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7._irena_klepfisz_the-2087th-question-or-when-silence-is-the-only-answer.pdf | |
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8._k._molodovski_a_house_with_z_windows_.pdf | |
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