Spotkanie z prof. Rachel Lichtenstein poświęcone twórczości Abrahama Stencla
Schedule
Thu, 26 Mar, 2026 at 11:30 am
UTC+01:00Location
Józefa 19, 31-056 Kraków, Poland | Krakow, MA
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Serdecznie zapraszam na spotkanie z prof. Rachel Lichtenstein, które odbędzie się 26.03.2026 o godz. 11:30 w sali 21 w Instytucie Judaistyki UJ.Profesor Lichtenstein opowie o swoich badaniach nad awangardową twórczością Abrahama Stencla - zarówno o samym autorze, jak i metodologii prowadzonych badań, pracy archiwalnej i sposobie pisania w konwencji creative nonfiction.
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Professor Rachel Lichtenstein, one of the foremost chroniclers of Jewish East London, will give an illustrated lecture on her decades-long research into the life and work of A.N. Stencl (1897–1983), a Polish-born Yiddish poet who became active in Berlin before settling in London’s East End in 1936, where he emerged as a leading advocate for the continuation of Yiddish culture. Beyond presenting Stencl’s considerable literary output, Lichtenstein will reflect on her research methodology: how ethnographic practice, oral history, archival discovery, and long-term immersion in place have shaped her work. She will discuss the challenges of reconstructing the life of a marginalised Yiddish writer, the ethics of working with dispersed archives, and the process of writing Jewish history for a wider public audience. Her project has resulted in a forthcoming book, The Prince of Whitechapel; a digital platform hosting the complete run of Loshn un Lebn; a Yiddish cultural residency in Manchester; and a major archival collaboration with the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and the Centre for Jewish History in New York, funded by Arcadia.
Project's website (The Loshn un Lebn complete collection): https://a.n.stencl.mmu.ac.uk/
Podcast (Yiddish Book Center): https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/life-n-stencl-prince-whitechapel
Blog post (In geveb): https://ingeveb.org/blog/a-n-stencl-1897-1983
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Józefa 19, 31-056 Kraków, Poland, ulica Józefa 19, 31-056 Kraków, Polska, Krakow, PolandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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