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Sunday, May 11, 2008, 2:00 p.m., Room 122, JCC of Greater Washington, 6125 Montrose Road Rockville, Md. 20852 Yiddish of Greater Washington presents a reading and lecture by Dr. Morris M. Faierstein, editor and translator of the recently released Poems of the Holocaust and Poems of Faith by Aaron Zeitlin. Dr. Faierstein will discuss both Zeitlin and his work as well as the issues involved in translating the poems into English. The presentation will be in English and Yiddish. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing. Aaron Zeitlin (1898-1975) was one of the major literary figures of interwar Poland. He was a poet, playwright, editor and critic. He was president of the Yiddish PEN Club and with his close friend, Isaac Bashevis Singer, edited Globus, a literary journal, from 1932-1935. In the summer of 1939, Zeitlin was invited to come to New York to supervise the American premiere of one of his plays. The outbreak of World War II let him stranded and unable to return home. He spent the rest of his life in New York. His writings, particularly his poetry, expressed his sense of despair and mourning for the loss of his family and society. Many poems describe his guilt at having survived the destruction of his whole world. Though not conventionally religious, Zeitlin was very interested in spirituality and mysticism, and his poems reflect this interest. He was a major talent who has not received the attention that the quality and quantity of his literary output deserves. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
