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[ha-Safran] Article on Zilvinas from the JTA Life Stories today

2024-08-07 Thread Gail Shirazi via Hasafran

Came across this article this morning. He is missed by many. Such a special
person. Gail



[image: Žilvinas Beliauskas]

The Vilnius Jewish Public Library was established by the Lithuanian
Ministry of Culture in 2011 at the impetus of Wyman Brent, a California
book collector who is neither Jewish nor speaks Lithuanian. In order to
achieve its goal of demonstrating the breadth and depth of Jewish life and
culture, the library would need a stellar director. The library found the
ideal candidate in *Žilvinas Beliauskas*, who had a master’s degree in
psychology from Vilnius University and had done postgraduate studies in its
Department of History of Philosophy and Logic. Perhaps more importantly, he
shared Brent’s commitment to remembering the cultural contributions of a
community of Jews whose storied history ended with the Holocaust. “Not
Jewish himself, he devoted an enormous amount of energy to educating fellow
Lithuanians about Lithuanian Jewish history and heritage,” the Jewish
Community Library in San Francisco remembered in a Facebook tribute.
Beliauskas, who also directed the Vilnius Jewish Theater, died July 26
.
He was 66.
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Re: [ha-Safran] Article on The new world

2023-07-14 Thread Elliot H. Gertel via Hasafran

Amalia,

I'm glad I was able to be of some assistance.  Yes, Esther Kreitman's story
is a very sad one.  It is unfortunately true, and was especially so in her
day, that women authors weren't given the respect they deserved or taken
seriously, as for example, her two younger brothers were.  I can only
imagine what great treasures were lost when, as the story goes, in
obedience to her mother, Kreitman tore up and threw out the window of a
train the hundreds of pages of work she had written from childhood on while
on her way to an arranged marriage to a diamond cutter in Antwerp.  We were
fortunate that she continued to write and produce such great novels as
*Brilyantn *about the diamond trade in Antwerp and London before, during,
and after WWI.  Who knows, however, how much more she could have
contributed to Yiddish and world literature had she been encouraged and
supported, especially in her youth?

Thanks for your question.

*Kol-tuv,*
Elliot

*Elliot H. Gertel*  *עלע־הערש גערטל / אליהו־צבי גרטל*
*Irving M. Hermelin Curator Emeritus of Judaica *
*The University of Michigan *
*Ann Arbor, Michigan *
*eger...@umich.edu* 

On Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 4:50 PM Amalia Warshenbrot 
wrote:

> Elliot,
> I knew that I can count on you.
> Both Bayla and you are very helpful. It was more than I expected.
> Most of the women in the study-group that I lead did not know that Isaac
> Bashevis Singer had a sister, not to mention an author on her own right. A
> few did not know that he had a brother that wrote stories as well.
> The editors of the book Frankly Feminist chose Esther Singer Kreitman’s
> story to open the anthology.
> Your sources shed a light on the story  which highlights the status of
> women in the past.
> Todah Rabbah,
> Amalia W.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Jul 13, 2023, at 2:48 PM, Elliot H. Gertel  wrote:
>
> 
> Amalia,
>
> Here are just a few suggestions, some where *Di naye velt* is just
> mentioned in passing, others in more detail, especially as regards Esther
> Kreitman's works in general:
>
> Barbara Harshav's English translation of Esther Kreitman's story in *Lilith
> Magazine,* Spring 1991, can be found at
>  The New World – Lilith Magazine
>   >
>
> I cite this further below, but it is perhaps the most promising:
>
> *Fogel, Joshua A. Introduction to “The New World,” by Esther
> Kreitman. Yale Review 73 (Summer 1984): 525-32.*
>
> This item discusses the story, too:
>
> ‘The New World’, by Esther Singer Kreitman, translated by Barbara Harshav,
> in Found Treasures, Stories by Yiddish Women Writers (1947), Edited by
> Frieda Forman et al | ANZ LitLovers LitBlog
>   >
>
> As does this: The Long Neglected Sister of the Singer Family - The New
> York Times (nytimes.com)
>   >
>
> Others:
> *From Diamond Cutters to Dog Races:* Antwerp and London in the Work of
> Esther Kreitman
>
> Dafna Clifford
> Prooftexts
> Vol. 23, No. 3 (October 2003)
>   >, pp. 320-337
> (18 pages)
> Published By: Indiana University Press
>
> Link to the above (which offers only a "sneak peek,"):
>
> From Diamond Cutters to Dog Races: Antwerp and London in the Work of
> Esther Kreitman on JSTOR
>   >
>
>  The New World (theatredybbuk.org)
>   > Besides its
> bibliography (not all about Esther Kreitman, there's a half hour video
> program in the link called "The New World."
>
> Articles and stories from *Lilith Magazine*:
>
>-
>
>"*Esther—The Unknown Sister*
>
>   >" by Patty
>Grossman
>-
>
>"*Esther Singer Kreitman*
>
>

Re: [ha-Safran] Article on The new world

2023-07-13 Thread Amalia Warshenbrot via Hasafran

Elliot, I knew that I can count on you.Both Bayla and you are very helpful. It was more than I expected.Most of the women in the study-group that I lead did not know that Isaac Bashevis Singer had a sister, not to mention an author on her own right. A few did not know that he had a brother that wrote stories as well.The editors of the book Frankly Feminist chose Esther Singer Kreitman’s story to open the anthology. Your sources shed a light on the story which highlights the status of women in the past.Todah Rabbah, Amalia W.Sent from my iPadOn Jul 13, 2023, at 2:48 PM, Elliot H. Gertel wrote:Amalia,Here are just a few suggestions, some where Di naye velt is just mentioned in passing, others in more detail, especially as regards Esther Kreitman's works in general:Barbara Harshav's English translation of Esther Kreitman's story in Lilith Magazine, Spring 1991, can be found at The New World – Lilith Magazine I cite this further below, but it is perhaps the most promising:Fogel, Joshua A. Introduction to “The New World,” by Esther Kreitman. Yale Review 73 (Summer 1984): 525-32.This item discusses the story, too:‘The New World’, by Esther Singer Kreitman, translated by Barbara Harshav, in Found Treasures, Stories by Yiddish Women Writers (1947), Edited by Frieda Forman et al | ANZ LitLovers LitBlogAs does this: The Long Neglected Sister of the Singer Family - The New York Times (nytimes.com)Others:From Diamond Cutters to Dog Races: Antwerp and London in the Work of Esther KreitmanDafna CliffordProoftextsVol. 23, No. 3 (October 2003), pp. 320-337 (18 pages)Published By: Indiana University PressLink to the above (which offers only a "sneak peak,"):From Diamond Cutters to Dog Races: Antwerp and London in the Work of Esther Kreitman on JSTOR The New World (theatredybbuk.org) Besides its bibliography (not all about Esther Kreitman, there's a half hour video program in the link called "The New World."Articles and stories from Lilith Magazine:"Esther—The Unknown Sister" by Patty Grossman"Esther Singer Kreitman" by Clive Sinclair“Opening the Yiddish Pantheon to Women” by Julia Wolf Mazow [Esther Kreitman is only mentioned in the last paragraph]This article has an excellent bibliography, including these citations: Esther Kreitman | Jewish Women's Archive (jwa.org)Some more possibilities:“The New World” (English translation of Di Naye Velt). Trans. by Joshua A. Fogel. Yale Review 73 (Summer 1984): 525–532. [as cited above].“The New World” (English translation of Di Naye Velt). Trans. by Barbara Harshav. Lilith 16, no. 2 (Spring 1991): 10–12. Reprinted in Found Treasures: Stories by Yiddish Women Writers. Edited by Frieda Forman, Ethel Raicus, Sarah Silberstein Swartz and Margie Wolfe. Introduction by Irena Klepfisz. Toronto: Second Story Press, 1994.More: 1891: The Scorned Sister of Isaac Bashevis Singer Is Born - Jewish World - Haaretz.comBlog | ANU - Museum of the Jewish People | Esther Kreitman (anumuseum.org.il)Anyway, I hope some of the above will help you find what you want. I found a lot more links, but several of them lead back to items already mentioned herein.ElliotElliot H. Gertel עלע־הערש גערטל / אליהו־צבי גרטל Irving M. Hermelin Curator Emeritus of Judaica The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan eger...@umich.edu On Sun, Jul 9, 2023 at 11:11 PM Amalia Warshenbrot via Hasafran wrote:Shalom,
I’m looking for an article about the short story THE NEW WORLD, by Esther Singer-Kreitmsn.
Google the author’s biography . I’ll appreciate an article about the short story and about her other short stories.
Amalia W.
Sent from my iPad
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