Tag: Holocaust Poetry

Descendants of Holocaust survivors gathered in New York City's Riverside Park on April 19 to honor the Warsaw Ghetto fighters and the six million Jews killed by the Nazis.
The book "Tanais" by Iossif Ventouras tells the story of the sinking of the Tanais ship during World War II, carrying Jewish prisoners bound for Auschwitz, including the entire Jewish community of Crete.
"Black Honey, The Life and Poetry of Avraham Sutzkever" is a documentary highlighting the story of Avraham Sutzkever, a prominent Yiddish poet who survived the Holocaust and continued to create powerful work afterward.
The book "These Mountains: Selected Poems of Rivka Miriam" translated by Linda Zisquit showcases the disciplined and imagistic poetry of Rivka Miriam, a prodigy born in Jerusalem to a family deeply affected by the Holocaust.