Book Launch: The Thirst by Hillel Zeitlin
Location
Jewish Museum of Australia
About
Hillel Zeitlin’s The Thirst, first published in Hebrew in 1910, is a mystical work of poetic prose, tracing a spiritual odyssey from existential despair and desolation to a renewed sense of the wonder and mystery of being. Across six chapters, Zeitlin seeks, questions, despairs, and persists, writing from the tension between God-finding and God-losing, divine presence and divine absence.
Translated, annotated, and introduced by Nathan Wolski, the bilingual volume also features artwork by exhibiting artist Tunni Kraus, in their latest collaborative creation.
Presented in partnership with Monash University’s Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation (ACJC), this official global launch will include the exhibition of illustrations from the book, presentations by Nathan & Tunni, and performance by Yiddish band The Bashevis Singers. Signed books will be available for purchase.
Image: 'The Thirst' book cover (detail), illustration & cover design by Tunni Kraus.
