March 22, 2022
Jewish Ukraine: Through the Eyes and Words of Sholem Aleichem
Jews are known for our attachments to places: those we’re in, those we’ve parted ways with, those of our dreams. Stories of Odessa, Yehupets, Kyiv, Kasrilevke, Lviv, and Anatevka are all part of the wider Jewish story. Using the works of Sholem Aleichem, we will consider shtetls and cities of Ukraine—both real and imagined—and their significance in Jewish consciousness, then and now.
