Shmues with Shapira – “Chatting with contemporary Yiddish writers”

Dear Yiddish aficionados, members of the League for Yiddish and readers of Afn Shvel,

Please join us at the first event of our innovative series:

“Chatting with contemporary Yiddish writers”

This series of international zoom sessions will acquaint you with today’s individuals who are contributing to Yiddish literature. You will meet writers who, having published in Afn Shvel, will reveal their “secrets of the writing trade.”

First up in the series: the young Yiddish writer

Shiri Shapira (Jerusalem)

who published her short story “Last breath” in the current issue of Afn Shvel.

When: Monday, February 15, 2021 – 1:30pm (EST), 17:30 (Paris), 18:30 (Israel)

Where: https://huji.zoom.us/j/5617209838

Please register at info@leagueforyiddish.org in order to get a copy of the story, get a chance to read it and be better equipped to discuss the story with its creator.

See you there!

For the League for Yiddish,

Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath

Miriam Trinh