I was born in Moscow in 1989. Since early childhood, I have been passionate about literature and languages. At 19, I spoke Russian, Polish, and English, and knew basic French. My interests determined my choice of the Faculty of Russian Philology at the Moscow State Pedagogical University for my first education. During my studies there, I was fascinated by Jewish culture and languages. I learned Modern Hebrew and dived into the world of Jewish culture and history. Soon enough I realized Yiddish sounds like the most beautiful language in the world to me and learned it too. After graduating from the MSPU in 2010, I continued my education at the St. Thomas Institute of Philosophy, Theology, and History in Moscow. My research focused on Judaism and Jewish tradition. I attended "
Sefer" winter and summer schools in Jewish Studies and other available educational programs in Jewish organizations.
In 2014, I began the master's program in Yiddish Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. My thesis, which I wrote under the supervision of Prof. Avrom Novershtern, was titled "Translations of Sholem Aleichem into Russian." Already as a MA student, I taught Yiddish literature in "Sefer" winter and summer schools.
After graduating in 2016, I moved to Berlin and continued my studies by participating in research workshops and summer schools. In 2018, together with my friend and colleague, Arndt Beck, I first organized Yiddish events in Berlin. A year later, this initiative turned into the
yiddish.berlin project, which today unites Yiddish speakers in Berlin and provides a variety of cultural and educational activities.
In 2020, I was offered to teach Yiddish classes for the Yiddish Arts and Academics Association of North America. I taught a wide range of courses: shmues (conversational groups), regular classes for all levels, grammar workshops, creative writing in Yiddish, and reading circles. From September 2023, I teach Yiddish for VHS Hamburg, and from March 2024, also at the Kadimah Centre Melbourne.
Apart from teaching and event organization, I work as an independent researcher. I publish articles aimed at introducing Yiddish literature and culture to a broader audience.
I contribute to the Yiddish culture not only by the pedagogical and research work, but also as a contemporary Yiddish author. Since 2022, I have published prose and poetry in Yiddish in magazines Yidishland, Afn shvel, Di goldene pawe, and a newspaper Birobidzhaner shtern. I participate in Yiddish poetry readings online and offline.
