Film: The Muses of Bashevis Singer
Thursday, March 3 at 7:00 pm
Free, advance registration strongly encouraged
Presented with the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania
Join us for this screening and discussion with Filmmaker Asaf Galay and Yiddish expert Kathryn Hellerstein
Isaac Bashevis Singer, the famous Yiddish writer and Nobel Prize winner, wrote with a “harem” of female translators behind him. Beyond simple translation, these women were a vital source of his creativity, and the inspiration he drew from them often mixed romance with professional aspirations. Intimate, poignant interviews and exclusive archival footage reveal how Singer charmed and enchanted his translators as well as his readers. (Israel, 2014, 72 min)
This program is part of the Katz Center's year-long series,"Jews Beyond Reason: Exploring Emotions, the Unconscious, and Other Dimensions of Jews' Inner Lives."
Date & Time
March 3, 2016
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Location
National Museum of American Jewish History - 101 S Independence Mall E, Philadelphia, PA, 19106
More Info
215.923.3811
Free