Tag Archives: Ellen Cassedy

Author’s Notebook | On the Landing: Stories by Yenta Mash, Translated by Ellen Cassedy

On the Landing: Stories by Yenta Mash, translated by Ellen Cassedy (Northern Illinois University Press, 2018, 192 pp., paperback, $16.95) The Whole Megillah (TWM): What motivated you to learn Yiddish? Ellen Cassedy (EC): Years ago, when my mother died, I decided … Continue reading

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Two-in-One Authors’ Notebook | Oedipus in Brooklyn & Other Stories by Blume Lempel, translated by Ellen Cassedy and Yermiyahu Ahron Taub

Oedipus in Brooklyn and Other Stories by Blume Lempel, translated by Ellen Cassedy and Yermiyahu Ahron Taub. Mandel Vilar Press and Dryad Press, November 15, 2016. The Whole Megillah (TWM): How did this project come about? Ellen Cassedy (EC): Years ago, … Continue reading

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Guest Post | Seminar on Jewish Story Report, Part Three by Sheila Lewis

An All-of-a Kind Seminar on Jewish Story In a four-part series, Sheila Lewis reports on her experiences at the recent Seminar on Jewish Story, sponsored by The Whole Megillah LLC, together with the Association of Jewish Libraries. The memoir panelists … Continue reading

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Author’s Notebook | Ellen Cassedy, author of We Are Here: Memories of the Lithuanian Holocaust

In early March at the annual conference of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP), I had the pleasure of attending a panel on family story and meeting Ellen Cassedy, author of We Are Here: Memories of the Lithuanian … Continue reading

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