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Tag: Lodz Ghetto

0 Holocaust Literature

Why it's time to celebrate a glorious Yiddish writer who would have turned 100 this year

Aviya Kushner in Forward · 22 Dec 2023

Chava Rosenfarb, a renowned Yiddish writer, is being celebrated in Lodz, Poland, where she was once imprisoned during the Holocaust.

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A polarizing tale of the Lodz Ghetto, retold as horror story and farce

PJGrisar in Forward · 29 Oct 2023

"King of the Jews" is a stage adaptation of Leslie Epstein's novel set in the Lodz Ghetto during the Holocaust.

0 Holocaust Education

A Reader in the Ghetto

Chava Rosenfarb in Tablet · 3 Apr 2019

This poignant narrative reflects on the harrowing experiences of Jewish children in the Lodz ghetto during World War II.

0 History Literature

‘The Tree of Life’ Is a Brilliant Work of Art About the Holocaust

Dara Horn in Tablet · 21 Feb 2018

"The Tree of Life" by Chava Rosenfarb is a profound Yiddish-language trilogy set in the Lodz Ghetto during the Holocaust.

0 Holocaust Literature

Chava and Zenia

Goldie Morgentaler in Tablet · 26 Jan 2018

The text explores the correspondence between two lesser-known female writers, Zenia Larsson and Chava Rosenfarb, both survivors of the Holocaust who were born in Lodz, Poland.

0 Holocaust Literature

My Mother’s Life

Goldie Morgentaler in Tablet · 18 Apr 2013

Chava Rosenfarb's trilogy, "The Tree of Life," offers a detailed and authentic portrayal of the destruction of the Jewish community in the Lodz Ghetto during the Holocaust.

0 Literature Holocaust

Holocaust Poetry, Saved Again

Chava Rosenfarb in Tablet · 7 Jan 2013

Chava Rosenfarb, a prolific Yiddish poet and author, captures the human spirit amid the atrocities of the Holocaust through her poignant poetry.

0 Literature Holocaust

Chava Rosenfarb in Tablet · 5 Oct 2012

Chava Rosenfarb's poem "There On The Other Side," written in the harsh winter of 1940 in the Lodz ghetto, offers a poignant reflection on freedom, hope, and survival amidst despair.

0 Literature Holocaust

The Last Poet of Lodz

Chava Rosenfarb in Tablet · 13 Sep 2012

Simkha-Bunim Shayevitch, a talented but little-known Jewish writer, lived in Lodz ghetto during WWII.