Speaker Presentation “What is and what was Yiddishland?”

“What is and what was Yiddishland?”

This presentation is delivered in English, and engages audiences with a brief history of Yiddish, Yiddishland, and the imperative of its legacy for imagining a sustainable creative community.

Where: 428 S Forest, Denver

Also online at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81026118008?pwd=mlabxW6Xs5eT7fiOaOte1dLbSUdXrD.1

Meeting ID: 810 2611 8008
Passcode: 053838

Yiddish language and culture are seemingly unquenchable springs of inspiration for the analytical and the creative mind. Contemporary artists are able to draw from these multifaceted texts, images and memories to create meaningful art today. Jana Mazurkiewicz Meisarosh – the founder of the Yiddish Arts and Academics Association of North America (YAAANA) – will take you through a brief history of Yiddish, Yiddishland, and the imperative of its legacy for imagining a sustainable creative community.

Bio:
Jana Mazurkiewicz Meisarosh is a PhD candidate in the Slavic Department at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is working on her dissertation on Yiddish Theater in Communist Warsaw. Originally from Poland, Jana holds a Master of Arts degree in Polish Philology and Jewish Studies from the University of Wrocław. Jana is not only a practicing academic but also an active theater artist and critic. She is an actor, director, playwright, and producer of Yiddish theater. In October 2017, she moved to San Diego and launched the Yiddish Arts and Academics Association of North America (YAAANA).

https://yiddishlandcalifornia.org/about-us/

Note: Please forgive the short notice for this event. The speaker is traveling across the country and just notified us of her availability to be in Denver between other stops.

Please invite all your friends and family to join us for this interesting and informative presentation.