BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.3//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4290@bethisraelnc.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240630T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240630T190000 DTSTAMP:20240515T152823Z URL:https://bethisraelnc.org/events/israeli-translator-and-writer-joanna-c hen-from-the-edges-of-a-broken-world/ SUMMARY:Israeli Translator and Writer Joanna Chen: From the Edges of a Brok en World DESCRIPTION:Prominent Israeli translator and writer Joanna Chen will talk a bout the essence of writing and literary translation as a way of listening more intently to other voices in the world. She’ll also be discussing the aftermath of publication of “From the Edges of a Broken World\,” C hen’s essay about her experiences in post October 7 Israel. The essay sp arked a widely-publicized controversy after many of the editors of Guerni ca\, a literary magazine of global arts and politics that first published "Broken World\," resigned in protest of its publication. You can read the essay as well as stories about the controversy in The New York Times\, Th e Forward\, and elsewhere here: https://www.joannachen.com/broken-world.\ n \;\nJoanna Chen has translated four published books\, including My Wild Garden\, Meir Shalev\; Frayed Light\, Yonatan Berg\; and Less Like a Dove\, Agi Mishol. Her own writing can be found in The Los Angeles Revi ew of Books Blog\, where she has a column\, and in numerous other journals \, such as Mantis\, Poet Lore\, Consequence and Narratively. She will be in Asheville to participate in the second annual conference of Jewish poets organized by Yetzirah: A Hearth for Jewish Poetry.\nThis event is j ointly sponsored by Congregation Beth Israel and Congregation Beth Ha Teph ila.  The event will be held at Congregation Beth Ha Tephila\, 43 N Liber ty St\, Asheville\, NC 28801\nFor more information\, please contact either Congregation Beth Ha Tephila at (828) 253-4911 or Congregation Beth Israe l at (828) 252-8660.\n \;\nPlease join us for this special and timely opportunity to hear from one of Israel’s important translators of Hebrew -language literature into English. CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Community Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR