A group of Central and East European poets and writers, now New Yorkers – Romanians, Poles, Ukrainians, Lithuanians, some of them Jewish – will gather for an evening of readings, reminiscences, and reflections on what it means to be a “borderlander” in today’s world. Reading from their work in both English and their own languages, they will share personal stories, songs, and free-flowing discussion with the audience in the atmosphere of a European literary cafe. The legendary Yiddish poet of Lower East Side immigrants and sweatshops, Morris Rosenfeld, born near Sejny, will be remembered, and Mr. Czyzewski will introduce Central Europe in New York, the upcoming English edition of Krasnogruda, Borderland’s quarterly devoted to the culture, history, and ethnic problems of Central and Eastern Europe. Earlier editions will be available for purchase.

	FESTIVAL PROGRAM:
>>>MORE ABOUT CAFÉ EUROPA & PARTICIPANTS' BIOS	>>>THE SEJNY CHRONICLES at La MaMa E.T.C.
>>>KRZYSZTOF CZYZEWSKI	>>>FILMS ABOUT THE BORDERLANDS at the Millennium Film Workshop, Inc.
>>>ABOUT BORDERLAND FOUNDATION	>>>A CONVERSATION WITH KRZYSZTOF CZYZEWSKI at the New School For Social Research

BORDERLANDERS: FINDING THEIR VOICE is presented by the Polish Cultural Institute in New York in association with La MaMa E.T.C., Bowery Poetry Club, Millennium Film Workshop, Inc., and the Transregional Center for Democratic Studies, New School for Social Research. All performance events are presented in the Lower East Side as a tribute to the multicultural heritage of a district that was home to many Eastern European immigrants in the early 20th century.

Special thanks to Professor Elzbieta Matynia of the New School for Social Research for her dedication and creative input.

Special thanks to LOT Polish Airlines CARGO

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