The Hebraic Section of the African and Middle Eastern Division and The Hebrew Language Table of the Library of Congress In cooperation with the Embassy of Israel Present The Thirteenth hour The poetry of Rivka Basman Ben-Haim, translated from the Yiddish by Zelda Kahan Newman
A reading and discussion with the translator Monday September 19, 2016 at 12:00 Pickford Theater, Madison Building, Library of Congress [cid:image001.jpg@01D202CC.3BFF3290] Rivka Basman Ben-Haim, Israeli award winning Yiddish poet, is one of the last representatives of the golden age of Yiddish poetry. As a young teenager, she witnessed the Nazi destruction of her Jewish world. She began composing Yiddish poems in the Vilna ghetto, and at 90 years, she is still writing poetry. Translator Zelda Kahan Newman, former head of Judaic Studies at Lehman College/CUNY, is a linguist whose specialty is Yiddish, language and culture. For more than two decades, she has translated the Yiddish poetry of Rivka Basman Ben-Haim. PROGRAM IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC For more information Call Gail g...@loc.gov<mailto:g...@loc.gov> or Galina g...@loc.gov ADA accommodations 5 days in advance (202) 707-6362 TTY or a...@loc.gov<mailto:a...@loc.gov>
Yiddish poetry flyer final corrected.doc
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