In his novel "Bischweiler or The Great Lebold", the Alsatian storyteller Claude Vigée (1921-2020) tells of the lost world of rural and small-town Jewry in his homeland in a unique way. First published in 1994 under the title "Un panier de houblon" (A basket full of hops), the work unfolds a panorama of grotesque, humorous and loving characters from Vigée's hometown of Bischweiler, north of Strasbourg, where the author grew up as the son of a long-established Jewish family. At the same time, it is a touching book about childhood and youth and a document of the memory of a world destroyed by National Socialism. Nevertheless, the novel builds bridges and reminds us of the world of rural Jewry on both sides of the Rhine.
As part of the European Day of Jewish Culture, this reading with Jan Stauffer and Andreas Weiß offers a selection of particularly memorable scenes from "The Great Lebold" and provides an introduction to this work.
In cooperation with the Förderverein Erinnerungskultur Müllheim e.V.
Please register in advance at museum@muellheim.de or call 07631-801-520.
As part of the European Day of Jewish Culture, this reading with Jan Stauffer and Andreas Weiß offers a selection of particularly memorable scenes from "The Great Lebold" and provides an introduction to this work.
In cooperation with the Förderverein Erinnerungskultur Müllheim e.V.
Please register in advance at museum@muellheim.de or call 07631-801-520.
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