May God Avenge Their Blood: A Holocaust Memoir Triptych
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Book Talk
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May God Avenge Their Blood: A Holocaust Memoir Triptych presents three memoirs by the Yiddish writer Rachmil Bryks (1912–1974). The triptych takes the reader on a wide-ranging journey from Hasidic life before the Holocaust to the chaos of the early days of war and then to the horrors of Nazi captivity in Auschwitz. A new translation by Yermiyahu Ahron Taub brings these extraordinary memoirs to the English-language readers for the first time. Join us for a presentation by and discussion with translator Yermiyahu Ahron Taub and Bryks' daughter, cultural activist Bella Bryks-Klein, exploring Bryks' life and work, the genesis of this project, and the related holdings in YIVO's collections.
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About the Speakers
Bella Bryks-Klein is a Yiddishist actively promoting Yiddish culture and language in Israel. She continues her father’s legacy by lecturing the world over in Yiddish, English, and Hebrew. She has written and performs an autobiographical musical one-woman show, My Father’s Daughter.
Yermiyahu Ahron Taub (www.yataub.net) is the author of six books of poetry and two books of fiction, including Beloved Comrades: a Novel in Stories. His most recent translation from the Yiddish is May God Avenge Their Blood: A Holocaust Memoir Triptych by Rachmil Bryks.