TRIBUTE TO AVROM SUTZKEVER

An obituary note was published in the Le Monde newspaper, written by Florence Noiville.  On January 21, Bernard Kouchner, the French Foreign Minister, paid tribute to him in a special communiqué.

In 1988, the Medem Library hosted Avrom Sutzkever on the occasion of the release of the French version of his book  Où gîtent les étoiles (éditions du Seuil), published by Rachel Ertel. In the encounter with the poet, hosted by Rachel Ertel, took part Charles Dobzynski, a poet  and translator,  Simon Markish, the son of the Yiddish writer Peretz Markish, and Morkhe Litvine, translator of French poetry into Yiddish. The songs were interpreted by Talila and the readings by  Charlotte Sibony.
Listen to the first part of the encounter  (57 minutes)
Listen to the second part of the encounter (48 minutes)

(1913-2010)

Thursaday February 18 at 8pm

Avrom Sutzkever was one of the great poets of the 20th century, and doubtless, one of the great poets of this century.
Born in 1913 in Smorgon (Lituania), he deceased Wednesday January 20, 2010. He was laid to rest on January 25 at the Kiryat-Shaul cemetery in Tel-Aviv. .

Yitskhok NIBORSKI

Introduction in Yiddish

Rachel ERTEL

Avrom Sutzkever, Light and shadow

Avrom SUTZKEVER's poetry recorded by himself

Batia BAUM (translator), Annick PRIME-MARGULIS, Hershl GRANT
and Noëmi WAYSFELD

Reading of Sutzkever's works in Yiddish and in French

Account by Dori MANOR

Read by Sharon BAR-KOCHVA and Gilles ROZIER

TALILA accompanied by Teddy LASRY

Songs
 

Free entrance