Feb 23
NOSH & LEARN
Monday, Feb 23, 11:00am $18 Buy tickets
SASHA SENDEROVICH / In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Short Fiction by Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union
Edited/Translated by Sasha Senderovich & Harriet Murav
In conversation with FAITH JONES
A first-of-its kind collection of short stories that provides an underappreciated perspective on the Holocaust, as it was experienced and remembered in the former Soviet Union. In these works, Jewish authors from Ukraine, Lithuania, Russia, and Belarus, writing in Yiddish and Russian, tell the stories of ordinary people living on after the devastation of the Holocaust. Filled with memories, love, and loss, these narratives describe not only how people died, but also how they continued to live.
SASHA SENDEROVICH is Associate Professor of Slavic Languages & Literatures at the University of Washington. With Harriet Murav, he translated David Bergelson’s Judgment: A Novel. He is the author of How the Soviet Jew Was Made.
FAITH JONES is a Vancouver librarian, translator and researcher.
COMIC BOOK JEWISH HEROES
Monday, Feb 23, 7:00pm $18 Buy tickets
BERKOWITZ BROS, JOSH GAD, ARIEL OLIVETTI (illustrator) / The Writer
Plunge into the captivating world of Stan Siegel a renowned comic book writer, whose life spirals into a terrifying adventure beyond the confines of reality. Alongside his mother Liz and daughter Izzy, Stan faces an onslaught of Nazis, demons and mythical creatures drawn from Jewish folklore. As they navigate a landscape steeped in occult mysteries, their quest for answers reveal hidden identities and ignites a high-stakes race against an emerging terror.
THE BERKOWITZ BROS., founded by BEN and MAX BERKOWITZ, is a production company that creates and develops original comic book IP as a pipeline for film and television. The Writer is their first book project, co-created with Josh Gad and published by Dark Horse Comics.
*JOSH GAD (not appearing) is an American actor and singer.
*ARIEL OLIVETTI (not appearing) is an Argentine artist and penciller best known for his work on titles such as Daredevil, and X-Man.