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SUMMARY:Between History and Memory, Between Yiddish and Hip-Hop
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DESCRIPTION:The Polish Institute and Radical House invite you to an evening that
bridges history, literature, music, and contemporary culture. Through a
lecture by Shalom Boguslavsky, followed by a performance by Neta Weiner, we
will explore how the legacy of Polish Jewry belongs not only to the past,
but continues to shape today's cultural and artistic landscape.
In the first part of the evening, a guide and a writer Shalom Boguslavsky
will present his bestselling book, The Unlikely and Insufficiently
Remembered Story of the Rise and Fall of Jewish Eastern Europe, praised for
the way it retells the history of Eastern European Jewry for contemporary
readers.
Forget, for a moment, the image of the poor and passive shtetl. For
centuries, the Jews of Eastern Europe were an active force in the
political, economic, and social life of the societies around them. They
were poets, tavern keepers, hotel owners, and operators of inns and
casinos.
In his lecture, Shalom Boguslavsky reveals how Poland became the center of
the Jewish world, why it was there that the largest Jewish community in the
world flourished, and why this remarkable story has been almost completely
forgotten.
The Author will examine how, during the period of the Polish–Lithuanian
Commonwealth, the Polish–Lithuanian lands became home to millions of Jews
and the most important center of Jewish life in the world for centuries,
what enabled this extraordinary flourishing, and what remains of it
today—in memory, in scholarship, and in the cultural sphere.
The second part of the evening will feature Neta Weiner—musician,
playwright, actor, poet, and multidisciplinary artist, co-founder of the
HaMa'abada Theatre and one of the most original voices in contemporary
Israeli culture. His work brings together music, theatre, poetry, and
cultural research, exploring language, memory, identity, and encounters
between cultures.
In a unique performance, Weiner moves effortlessly between Yiddish, Hebrew,
Arabic, and German, combining hip-hop, classic Yiddish songs, unexpected
translations, and original compositions. Through music and text, he
reimagines Yiddish not as a language of nostalgia, but as a living,
creative, and relevant language that continues to raise questions about
home, exile, belonging, memory, and identity.
Together, the lecture and the performance offer two complementary
perspectives on Eastern European Jewry, highlighting Poland's central role
in its history and exploring how this rich legacy continues to resonate in
contemporary culture. Boguslavsky takes the audience on a journey through
the history of the largest Jewish community ever to flourish in Europe,
while Weiner demonstrates how this same heritage continues to evolve and
inspire contemporary artistic expression. Join us for a unique evening that
brings together history and art, memory and creativity, inviting us to
explore the past and the questions it continues to raise today!
Monday | July 20
Radical House
Address: 27 HaTchiya Street, Tel Aviv
Shalom Boguslavsky | 7:00 PM
Admission: ₪60
Tickets reservation
Neta Weiner |Doors open: 8:30 PM
Admission: ₪65
Tickets reservation
A discounted combined ticket for both events will be available. More
information on the Radical House website.
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