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Yiddish Centre at Warsaw Congress

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Yiddish Centre at Warsaw Congress

Photograph of a delegation from the Yiddish Centre at the 8^th PEN International Congress in Warsaw, Poland, 20-25 June 1930. From left to right are: Michał Weinzieher, art critic and director of the Historical Museum of Lviv; Sholem Asch (Asz Szalom), who became the Centre’s honorary president after moving to the USA in 1939; unknown; and Stefania Zahorska, art historian and film critic who joined the English Centre and the Polish Writers in Exile Centre in 1939. This Congress was attended by over one-hundred guests from over twenty-seven countries. This photograph was contributed by the Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe (National Digital Archives) of Poland.

Yiddish Centre at Warsaw Congress

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Centro Yidis en el Congreso de Varsovia

Fotografía de una delegación del Centro Yidis en el 8^o Congreso de PEN Internacional en Varsovia, Polonia, del 20 al 25 de junio de 1930. De izquierda a derecha: Michał Weinzieher, crítico de arte y director del Museo histórico de Lviv; Sholem Asch (Asz Szalom), que fue nombrado presidente honorario del Centro después de trasladarse a los Estados Unidos, en 1939; desconocido; y Stefania Zahorska, historiadora del arte y crítica de cine que se unió al Centro Inglés y al Centro de Escritores Polacos en el Exilio en 1939. Más de cien invitados de más de veintisiete países asistieron a este Congreso. La fotografía fue cedida por el Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe (Archivos Digitales Nacionales) de Polonia.

Date:

25/06/1930

Creator:

Polish Centre

Centre:

Polish Centre (Polskiego PEN Clubu)

Format:

Photograph

Language:

English

Place:

Warsaw, Poland

Subject:

Congress; PEN Club Social Events

Yiddish Centre at Warsaw Congress

Yiddish Centre at Warsaw Congress

Yiddish Centre at Warsaw Congress

Centro Yidis en el Congreso de Varsovia

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