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11/24 TALK | In the Bloodlands: History and Memory of the Holocaust in the U.S.S.R.

Sasha Senderovich will lecture on the history and memory of Holocaust in the U.S.S.R. in this addition to the ten-lecture series.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2020-09-11T16:38:49-07:00November 24th, 2020|Categories: Academic Lectures|Tags: Holocaust, Russia|Comments Off on 11/24 TALK | In the Bloodlands: History and Memory of the Holocaust in the U.S.S.R.
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  • Author Gary Shteyngart smiles winningly at the audience after reading a manuscript copy of his memoir, "Little Failure"

VIDEO | Gary Shteyngart reflects on immigration, memory, and Russian Jews in the 2018 Stroum Lectures

Author Gary Shteyngart, in conversation with Professor Sasha Senderovich, shares stories from his memoir "Little Failure."

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2020-09-01T11:10:32-07:00August 3rd, 2018|Categories: Our Events, Video|Tags: Immigrants, Literature, Russia, Soviet Union, Stroum Lectures|0 Comments
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How Gary Shteyngart’s Russian Jewish past informs his literary present

Novelist Gary Shteyngart's Soviet-inflected humor is more relevant than ever in Trump's America.

By Denise Grollmus|2018-09-05T12:19:35-07:00June 11th, 2018|Categories: Arts & Culture, Our Events|Tags: Culture, Literature, Russia, Soviet Union|0 Comments
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Failure is an Option: Immigration, Memory, and the Russian Jewish Experience with Gary Shteyngart

The Stroum Center for Jewish Studies proudly announces its 2018 Samuel and Althea Stroum Lecture series with Gary Shteyngart. A decade and a half ago, with

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2018-03-26T10:27:02-07:00May 7th, 2018|Categories: Academic Lectures, Arts & Culture|Tags: Russia|0 Comments
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2018 Stroum Lectures with Gary Shteyngart

Novelist Gary Shteyngart will explore questions of humor, identity, and politics in a series of conversations with Professor Sasha Senderovich.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2018-05-11T14:30:34-07:00January 27th, 2018|Categories: Our Events|Tags: American Jewish Community, Culture, Russia, Stroum Lectures|0 Comments
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Sasha Senderovich releases new translation of Yiddish novel “Judgment”

Professor Sasha Senderovich's new translation of David Bergelson's Yiddish novel sheds light on "the death of the shtetl" during the 1920 Russian Civil War.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-09-26T11:52:59-07:00September 15th, 2017|Categories: News|Tags: Faculty Publications, Literature, Poland, Russia, Yiddish|0 Comments
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Finding Chagall in Belarus

Galya Diment on the scene in Vitebsk, Marc Chagall's favorite town.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2018-12-26T14:01:19-08:00September 18th, 2015|Categories: Arts & Culture, Personal History|Tags: Art, Faculty, Holocaust, Russia, Travel|1 Comment
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Fresh Takes on Jewish Studies at 5/2 Grad Symposium

Overview and full schedule of the May 2 research showcase for our five fantastic Graduate Fellows.

By Hannah Pressman|2017-09-04T22:42:19-07:00April 17th, 2014|Categories: Digital Jewish Studies, Our Events|Tags: Denise Grollmus, Esra Bakkalbasioglu, Europe, Events, Graduate Fellows, Graduate Fellows by Year, History, Joel Migdal, Ladino, Middle East, Oscar Aguirre-Mandujano, Russia, Sarah Zaides, Turkey|0 Comments
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