On August 12th, 1952, Stalin's regime executed, among other members of
the Jewish Antifascist Committee, five Yiddish writers whose
achievements represent some of the high points of 20th century
literature: Dovid Bergelson, Itzik Fefer, Dovid Hofshteyn, Leyb
Kvitko, and Moyshe Kulbak.
This Sunday, August 12th, 2012 at 3 PM, the Congress for Jewish
Culture together with CYCO Yiddish Books, the YIVO Institute for
Jewish Research, the Jewish Labor Committee and the Workmen's Circle
will be holding a memorial to remember those and other Yiddish writers
who suffered repression in the Soviet Union.
The event is free and open to the public, one need only register in
advance at the following link:
http://yivo.org/events_signups.php
It will take place at the Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th
Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues) in Manhattan.
The program is in Yiddish and English. Professor Thomas Bird of
Queens College will chair, with the participation of Boris Sandler,
editor of the Forverts; Paul Glasser of the YIVO; Hy Wolfe of CYCO
Yiddish Books will recite and sing poetry by the writers; Paula
Teitelbaum, the folksinger, will sing two songs by Moyshe Kulbak
(executed in 1937) and read poems by other writers; and the program
will also feature two new short films using poems by Perets Markish as
the soundtrack, one by neon animator Jack Feldstein and one by Paul
Fischer.
Come, help us remember!
Shane Baker
Executive Director
Congress for Jewish Culture and CYCO
1133 Broadway, Suite 1019
New York, NY 10010
212-505-8040
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