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Dreams of an Insomniac: Jewish Feminist Essays, Speeches and Diatribes
"Delicious, substantial and necessary.... Klepfisz casts out her words with passion and lucidity."-- Sojourner ¶"A stirring, thought-provoking collection."-- Publishers Weekly
256 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 1990
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Irena Klepfisz
14 books16 followersIrena Klepfisz is a Lesbian author of Jewish descent, academic and activist.
She was born in the Warsaw Ghetto and was 2 years old during the Warsaw ghetto uprising. Her father, Michał Klepfisz, a member of the Jewish Labour Bund, was killed on the second day of the uprising.
Klepfisz escaped with her mother to the Polish countryside where they survived the Second World War by hiding and concealing their Jewish identities, aided by Polish peasants. After the war, the remaining family moved briefly to Łódź before moving to Sweden in 1946. Irena and her mother moved to the United States in 1949.
Klepfisz attended City College of New York, and studied with distinguished Yiddish linguist Max Weinreich, a founder of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. She graduated CCNY with honors in English and Yiddish.
In 1963, she attended the University of Chicago to do graduate work in English Literature. Irena Klepfisz received a Ph.D. in English in 1970.
She currently teaches at Barnard College in New York City
Source: wikipedia.com
She was born in the Warsaw Ghetto and was 2 years old during the Warsaw ghetto uprising. Her father, Michał Klepfisz, a member of the Jewish Labour Bund, was killed on the second day of the uprising.
Klepfisz escaped with her mother to the Polish countryside where they survived the Second World War by hiding and concealing their Jewish identities, aided by Polish peasants. After the war, the remaining family moved briefly to Łódź before moving to Sweden in 1946. Irena and her mother moved to the United States in 1949.
Klepfisz attended City College of New York, and studied with distinguished Yiddish linguist Max Weinreich, a founder of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. She graduated CCNY with honors in English and Yiddish.
In 1963, she attended the University of Chicago to do graduate work in English Literature. Irena Klepfisz received a Ph.D. in English in 1970.
She currently teaches at Barnard College in New York City
Source: wikipedia.com
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September 12, 2008
Amazing pieces from an intelligent, compassionate writer/activist. I have no idea why this is not more well known as her empathy, detailed thought, and committment to social justice for everyone is awesome. She is an excellent writer as well, though I will admit I do not like the poems--but I rarely like any poems.
Check this book out whenever you find it.
Check this book out whenever you find it.
February 2, 2020
Very good! Distills and expands a lot on the points made in nice jewish girls and tribe of Dina. And the short lil essays make it really easy to read on the bus!
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