3 November 2026

The Paper Brigade: New Yiddish Songs and Poetry from the Vilna Ghetto

Join us on Saturday, November 14, at 6:00 p.m. at the Vilnius Jewish Public Library for an evening of music and poetry inspired by the extraordinary story of the Paper Brigade, the group of Jewish writers and intellectuals who risked their lives to save Jewish cultural treasures in Vilna during the Holocaust.

Hadas Kalderon, creator and director of The Paper Brigade, a new musical theatre production opening in Israel this season, will visit Vilnius together with three young singers and composers from the production, Liam Forman, Maya Levi and Rotem Sharabi. Together they will perform new songs set to poems by Vilna Ghetto poets Avrom Sutzkever, Katreil Broyde, and Shmerke Kaczerginski. The evening will also include selected excerpts from the production and a reading of poems.

The evening will be held in English, while the songs will be performed in Yiddish.

Hadas Kalderon is an Israeli actress, playwright, and director. She is the creator and director of The Paper Brigade and the granddaughter of the poet Avrom Sutzkever, himself a member of the Paper Brigade.

Maya Levi is a young Israeli singer and composer and a participant in The Paper Brigade. She has created new musical settings for Yiddish poetry from the Vilna Ghetto.

Rotem Sharabi is a young Israeli singer and composer and a participant in The Paper Brigade. She has also created new musical settings for Yiddish poetry from the Vilna Ghetto.

Liam Forman is a singer, graduate of the Rimon School of Music, and musical director of The Paper Brigade.

Event Details

Date

November 14

Time

6:00 PM

Location

Vilnius Jewish Public Library, Gedimino av. 24

Duration

2 hours

Admission

Free

Organizer

Vilnius Jewish Public Library

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