The Observer: Maine is the home of Substack sensation and historian Heather Cox Richardson
One of the best-known historians today is the Maine-based scholar Heather Cox Richardson.
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Artist Sarah Alagroobi Subtracts the Imaginary to present real-life issues
Alagroobi begins each painting by selecting a range of pigments that convey her emotions and imagination, and then starts the laborious process of applying up to a hundred layers of paint onto canvas or wood.
Source: gulftoday.ae
Emirati creatives flowering after unique internship at Venice Biennale
DUBAI: Emirati creatives have revealed how the country’s national pavilion at the Venice Biennale has broadened their careers and changed their lives. Multidisciplinary artist, curator and educator Sarah Al-Agroobi was one of the first to take part in the UAE National Pavilion’s internship program during La Biennale di Venezia in 2011. Today, she works full-time as a Senior
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Venice Biennale Sarah Al Agroobi Department Of Culture Zayed University
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How I learned to stop kvetching and love the Yiddish revival
The language has always been a harsh reminder of the cruel twists of Jewish history; then I saw the young adults who were not mourning, but dancing in the aisles
Source: timesofisrael.com
How I learned to stop kvetching and love the Yiddish revival - opinion
“We’ve mentored almost 80 translation fellows so that there will be a new generation. And we’ve got actors who are on Broadway and Yiddish theater.”
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New exhibition now open at New York's Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
A major new exhibition at the a href= https://mjhnyc.org/ target= _blank Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust /a opened
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Bringing it all back home: Chester Theatre Company, Yidstock return for live performances
When it comes to the pandemic, some artistic organizations are still making their way back. Cases in point: The Chester Theatre Company (CTC) saw its 2020 season wiped out, and the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst had to cancel Yidstock, its popular...
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April 19: Commemoration of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising – The Forward
Participants will hear excerpts of survivors memoirs, poetry and Yiddish songs composed about the historic event.
Vladka Meed Eleanor Reissa Jewish Labor Committee National Yiddish Theater Museum Of The History Polish Jews Institute For Jewish Research
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Old Letters Revealed Her Parents' Holocaust Experiences – The Forward
Author Eleanor Reissa goes to Germany to trace her family history, and is surprised by the Germans willingness to help her.
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Director Lynn Novick and Senior Producer Sarah Botstein on the Hemingway Documentary
Recently, Ms. Novick directed and Ms. Botstein was the senior producer of the groundbreaking docuseries College Behind Bars, a film that revealed the transformative power of education in a pioneering prison education program in New York State. That series was nominated for two Emmy awards. Robin Lindley: Congratulations Ms. Novick and Ms. Botstein on your illuminating documentary on the life of Ernest Hemingway. You both have created a remarkable study of this complicated and troubled lit...
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