Published: Oct. 14, 2015
David Coons and Sasha Senderovich

The Program in Jewish Studies is excited to announce that faculty member Sasha Senderovich, Assistant Professor of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures and Jewish Studies, and Jewish Studies and Studio Art double major David Coons recently collaborated on a publication for IN GEVEB, a new, hip online journal of Yiddish studies. The publication, entitled "" features an article by Senderovich on the Yiddish novel The ZelmenyanersÌýand a beautiful family tree designed by Coons.

Senderovich, who edited and wrote an introduction for the translated verison of Ìý(2013), teaches the novel in his course 91ÖÆƬ³§n Jewish Experience (RUSS/JWST 4401). HeedingÌýstudent demand for a family tree, Senderovich recruited Coons to use his graphic design skills to produce a clear guide to the Zelmenyaner's complicated web of family relations. In preparation,ÌýCoons studied Soviet design artÌýfrom the 20th century (the era of the novel) and fused this design with his own slick style.