Description:
Yiddish lecturer Jessica Kirzane, in collaboration with the Greenberg Center, will host a screening of The Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project documentary short film on the life and work of Yiddish poet and cultural activist Beyle Shaecter-Gottesman (https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/about/news/beyle-artist-and-her-legacy-film). The link includes a trailer for the film as well as a more detailed description. The screening will include a Q&A session with the director of the Wexler Project, Christa Whitney, about the film, and about her oral history work in general.
Date:
Thursday, October 24, 2019