Germanic Languages and Literatures
Max Kade German Culture and Media Center, 3401 Walnut Street, room 329, A Wing
CHAVA ROSENFARB: THAT BUBBLE OF BEING IS COMING TO PENN!
THURSDAY APRIL 16TH
6:00PM-8:00PM
Q & A WITH DIRECTOR JOSH WALETZKY
MAX KADE CENTER, 3401 WALNUT STREET, ENTRANCE A, ROOM 329
(ENTRANCE A IS NEXT TO STARBUCKS)
KOSHER FOOD -- FREE
In the acclaimed Josh Waletzky film Chava Rosenfarb: That Bubble of Being (2015), Yiddish writer Chava Rosenfarbdiscusses her life in the Lodz ghetto, Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, and Montreal. In this exclusive interview, Rosenfarb reads selections from her timeless poems about themes including life, love, and the Holocaust.
Director Josh Waletzky is an award-winning documentary filmmaker. He is the director and editor of the acclaimed filmsImage Before My Eyes (1981) and Partisans of Vilna (1986).
Organized by the Bassini Interns, of Penn’s Jewish Studies Program