The International Publishers Association and the Lithuanian Jewish Community invite you to an academic and practical conference on the significance of Litvak literature on the Lithuanian cultural heritage. Besides presentation by individual scholars and thinkers there will also be readings of texts and some more personal commentaries. The conference will be conducted in Russian and is free and open to the public.

Program:

Introduction by Lev Mesengiser.

Lyudmila Ryabyenko-Zonn, “On the Specific Features of the Literary Creations by Grigoriy Kanovitch,”

Sergei Lavrov: “Griogiry Kanovitch: Bard of Lithuanian Jews,”

Samoil Lorman: “Classic of Lithuanian Literary Icchokas Meiras,”

Arkadijus Vinokur: “Master of Contemporary Prose Markas Zingeris,”

Laima Debesiūnienė: “Violeta Palčinskaitė: The Unique Legacy of a Poet,”

Yuri Greisman: “Jewish Spiritual Resistance in the Vilna Ghetto,”

Elena Suodienė: “Synthesis of Antithesis: Michail Landberg.”

Commentary:

Geršonas Taicas,

Laima Debusūnienė,

Lyudmila Ryabenko-Zonn.

Readings:

Michail Landberg.

Musical interludes by Lidya Korlolova and Boris Kizner.

The program is available in Russian here.