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Summary Information

Repository
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Lilly Library
Indiana University
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-5500
Phone: 812-855-2452
Fax: 812-855-3143
Email: liblilly@indiana.edu

Creator
Hebrew Translation Workshop.

Collection No.
LMC 2741

Extent
2,000 items

Language
Materials are in English

Abstract
Consists of papers relating to the Hebrew Translation Workshop, which began in London in 1971 and was known initially as the "Hebrew Poetry Workshop."

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Administrative History

The Workshop met twice yearly, mainly in London but sometimes in Cambridge or Yarton, near Oxford, until the death of one of its primary organizers, Risa Domb (1937-2007). Founded on the initiative of Professor Raphael Loewe of Cambridge, the Hebrew Translation Workshop was run by Professor Nicholas de Lange and in later years by the aforementioned Risa Domb, University Lecturer in Modern Hebrew at Cambridge University and Life Fellow of Girton College. The Workshop provided a collegial atmosphere in which the participants could discuss their own translations of texts in both Hebrew and English, helping both to promote Israeli literature and raise the level of literary translation from Hebrew. Early participants included among others Bernard Lewis, David Daiches, Peter Jay, Peter Levi, Benjamin Tammuz, Leon Yudkin, and Anthony Rudolf. Many of the translations were subsequently published.

Arrangement

The collection is organized into the following series: I. Meeting Records; II. Correspondence.

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of papers relating to the Hebrew Translation Workshop, which began in London in 1971 and was known initially as the "Hebrew Poetry Workshop. "Meeting Records consist mainly of notes, handouts, readings, and lists of attendees of sessions held from 1971-2006; also included is a "Workshop Index" listing pieces discussed at the 1971-1981 sessions. Correspondents include Nicholas de Lange, Ram Evron, Raphael Loewe, M.J. Popplewell, and E. Silberschlag. Both English- and Hebrew-language materials are in the collection.

• Indexing Terms

• • Names
  • Domb, Risa.
  • De Lange, N. R. M. (Nicholas Robert Michael), 1944-
  • Evron, Ram.
  • Loewe, Raphael.
  • Popplewell, M. J.
  • Silberschlag, S.
  • Hebrew Poetry Workshop.

Administrative Information