The Desire for Cohesion Among the Soviet Yiddish Avant-Gard
Sat, May 20
|Zoom
Noa Tsaushu will discuss Soviet Yiddish Avant-Gard art and artists in historical context.


Time & Location
May 20, 2023, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. PDT
Zoom
Event Description
We're excited to announce our next lecture in the 2023 Zhargon Speaker Series by Noa Tsaushu, titled: "The Desire for Cohesion Among the Soviet Yiddish Avant-Gard, " which will take place next Saturday, May 20th on Zoom 3:00-4:30pm.
In preparation for the lecture, Noa asked to share with you the following texts and reading recommendations (PDFs provided):
Primary Sources:
Martin Buber, "Jewish Artists" (1902 essay, revised 1920)
Abram Efros, "Aladdin's Lamp" (1918 story)
I. Ryback and B. Aronson, "Paths of Jewish Painting" (1919 article)
Kalman Bland's "Modern Denials and Affirmations of Jewish Art: Germanophone Origins and Themes" (offers a great introduction to the notion of aniconism, packed with examples)
Optional: Seth L. Wolitz, "The Jewish National Art Renaissance in Russia" (offers a contextualization of the Jewish art scene in Russia)
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please note that the talk has moved to 3:00PM (Vancouver time) instead of the regular 4pm time. We apologize for the last minute notice and will record the session for those of you who cannot make the new time.

Noa Tsaushu is a Ph.D. candidate of Yiddish Studies and Comparative Literature and Society at Columbia University. She received her bachelor’s degree in Fine Art from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem and spent more than eight years as a practicing artist, working in various media and exhibiting in solo and group shows in Israel. Her interdisciplinary interest in the Yiddish avant-garde led her to the Department of Literatures of the Jewish People at Bar-Ilan University, where she received her master’s in Yiddish Studies. She is currently writing her dissertation on the interrelations between visuality, materiality, and textuality in post-Revolutionary Yiddish literature and the plastic arts. In Columbia, Noa serves as a Yiddish Language Instructor for various levels.
Event Image: Issachar ber Ryback, The Synagogue in Dubrouna, 1917 (Wikimedia/Tel Aviv Museum of Art)