This virtual presentation explores a \
;recently-resurfaced Ashkenazi women&rsquo\;s tradition of feldmestn
&mdash\;the practice of measuring ancestors&rsquo\; burial places wi
th candlewick\, later burnt for the living and the dead. \;How can&nbs
p\;this two-century-old Eastern European Jewish tradition help us grapple
with contemporary catastrophes\, \;as well \;as old displacements\
, genocides\, and assimilation? \;When we do not know where our people
are buried\, what do we measure? \;Brown will share some of her own a
rt practice and conclude with an open-ended maker space.
Maia B
rown \;(she/her) is a visual artist\, Yiddish musician\, writer\, tran
slator\, and educator. Brown has a background in oral history and fine art
\, including a Watson Fellowship to study storytelling and advocacy in Sou
th Africa and the North of Ireland. She received her Master of Fine Arts i
n Interdisciplinary Arts at Goddard College. She is a dedicated student an
d teacher of her own tradition as well as the many ways people have reache
d out to each other across communities.
This event is presented as part of the Yiddish Book Center's Pu blic Libraries Program\, a partnership with the American Library Associati on. Made possible by the Lilly Endowment\, Inc.
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