A TASTE OF UKRAINIAN JEWISH LITERATURE (REMOTE)

In this four-week session, we’ll read some of the most iconic and unforgettable Ukrainian-Jewish writers and poets including Isaac Babel, Der Nister, Lidiya Ginzburg, among others. Religious and secular, written in Russian or Yiddish, these works bring the old world roaring back with humor, wisdom, tragedy, dreams, eros, and above all, a rich Jewish history. Keeping Ukraine and its people in our hearts and minds will be both a balm and a tribute in this difficult time. Readings will be distributed before class.