UWM slates symposium on Jewish Latin American writers

          The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Golda Meir Library will be presenting a symposium on Jewish Latin American writers on Wednesday, Oct. 23.

          The event will feature a day of readings, class workshops and an evening panel discussion. It will also include an exhibition of Jewish Latin American artists’ books from the collection of Steven Sadow and from the UWM Book Arts Collection in the UWM Libraries Special Collections.

          All the events are free and open to the public. The schedule is:

          • “La Mano y el Judío: A Bilingual Reading of Jewish Latin American Writing.” 2-3:30 p.m., Fireside Lounge, UWM Student Union.

          • Open Master Class with Marjorie Agosín, José Kozer and Stephen Sadow. 4:30-6 p.m., Fireside Lounge, UWM Student Union.

          • Panel Discussion: “Jewish Thought, Latin Flavor: Jewish Literature in Latin America.” 7-8:30 p.m., Fourth Floor Conference Center, Golda Meir Library.

          • Library Exhibition: “Escribir la Experiencia Judía: Writing the Jewish Latin American Experience.” 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Fourth Floor Exhibition Gallery, Golda Meir Library.

          Special guests will be:

          • Marjorie Agosín, professor of Latin American studies and Spanish at Wellesley College and an award-winning Chilean-American poet, essayist, fiction writer and activist.

          • José Kozer, an internationally-recognized and widely-translated poet. Born in Havana to Jewish parents from Europe, he left Cuba in 1960 and lived in New York until 1997, when he retired from Queens College where he taught Spanish and Latin American literatures for 32 years.

          • Stephen Sadow, professor of Jewish studies and Spanish and Latin American literature at Northeastern University. He has written, edited or translated 15 books and received the 1999 National Jewish Book Award for his translation work.

          For more information contact Special Collections, UWM Libraries at 414-229-4345 or libspecial@uwm.edu.

          Co-sponsors and supporters of this event include the UWM Sam and Helen Stahl Center for Jewish Studies, the Jewish Latin America Collection Associates, the Louis P. and Ethel Setlick Fund for the Study of Jewish Society and Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Jewish Museum Milwaukee and Hillel Milwaukee.