Hebrew Language Table and the European Division are co-sponsoring a lecture at LC in cooperation with the Embassy of Israel.
"Russim--On Russian immigration and culture in Israel: a talk with Israeli author David Stromberg" Oct. 14 at 12:30 Library of Congress Madison Building Room LM 139 Writer, artist, and journalist David Stromberg is arriving in the US for the publication tour of BADDIES, his fourth collection of single-panel cartoons. The collection will be published by Melville House in October 2009. Mr. Stromberg has written on arts and culture for the Forward, Jerusalem Post, Nextbook, Believer, and St.Petersburg Times, and published three previous books of cartoons. He is also editor of Zeek: Russified, a collection of works by Russian-Jewish writers, poets, and artists; and the English translation of Gail Hareven's The Confessions of Noa Weber. He was born to ex-Soviet parents in Ashdod, Israel, grew up in urban Los Angeles, and is currently based in Jerusalem. Mr. Stromberg will speak on the * Russian culture and immigration in Israel -- from arriving in the 1970s from the USSR, to confronting Israeli reality after the massive 1990s immigration. Lecture will be in English. For more information, contact Gail Shirazi <mailto:g...@loc.gov>g...@loc.gov 202-707-9897 Press release below: Author David Stromberg to Discuss Russian Immigration and Culture in Israel Since the former Soviet Union opened its doors to mass emigration 20 years ago, more than one million Russians have immigrated to Israel. The impact on Israel of Russian immigration and culture is the subject of a lecture to be delivered by author and artist David Stromberg at the Library of Congress. The lecture titled *Russim: On Russian Immigration and Culture in Israel* will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14 in Room 139 of the James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C. The event, which is sponsored jointly by the European Division and the Hebrew Language Table in cooperation with the Embassy of Israel, is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required. Born in Israel to ex-Soviet parents, Stromberg was raised in Los Angeles. He holds a bachelor*s of science degree in math from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a master*s in fine arts from California Institute for the Arts. He currently lives in Jerusalem where he writes on art and culture for publications such as The Believer, Nextbook, Forward, St. Petersburg Times, Jerusalem Post and Haaretz. Stromberg is the author of *Saddies,* *Confusies* and *Desperaddies,* a trilogy of graphic collections inspired by the work of James Thurber. Stromberg*s captioned cartoons capture a world forever out of sync with the normal, the rational and the so-called *well adjusted.* His latest graphic work, *Baddies,* will be published in October. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
