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Lecture: The Yiddish Memories of Bryna Bercovitch, Writer and Radical Revolutionary
Tuesday December 24, 2024 9:30am - 10:45am EST
506 - Hebrew Union College
Bryna Bercovitch (1894-1956) is an unjustly forgotten Yiddish writer whose work appeared regularly in Montreal’s Yiddish daily newspaper, Der Keneder Adler (The Canadian Eagle), recounting memories of her childhood and family in the Ukrainian town of Kherson, her friendships with noted Yiddish writers Melech Ravitch and Isaac Bashevis Singer, and the after-effects of a radical revolutionary life and tumultuous marriage. She also happens to be my great-great aunt. Delving more fully into Bryna’s writings over the past few years, including annual readings of her work at the YNY Literary Salon, was a revelation. As this one-day lecture will demonstrate, here is a vibrant, evocative voice that ranks with the leading Yiddish writers of her day, including Bella Chagall, Esther Kreitman, and Chava Rosenfarb, fully deserving her moment in the literary sun.

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Sossy Weinman

Sarah Weinman (Sossy af Yiddish) is an author, crime writer, and Canadian living in New York City. Her books include The Real Lolita, Scoundrel, and the forthcoming Without Consent, and she writes the Crime & Mystery column for the New York Times Book Review. She has attended... Read More →
Tuesday December 24, 2024 9:30am - 10:45am EST
506 - Hebrew Union College 1 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012
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