Morris Myer left Romania for the United States. He was part of a wave of Jewish emigration from Romania to America at the turn of the twentieth century. Denied entry in the U.S.A., Myer arrived in London.

A radical man of letters, he contributed to the Romanian anarchist press. He later became a figurehead of the Jewish East End in London and the editor of the longest running Yiddish newspaper in the UK. By the time he died, the Jewish Europe he had fought for his whole life had been all but obliterated and his dreams of Yiddish nationalism consigned to history. Now, Aleph Ross – a historian of Jewish London and Myers’ great-great granddaughter – seeks to revive his memory.

Join us for an evening with Aleph discussing Morris Myers’ life and work. With contributions from Adrian Tătăran, historian of Romanian Anarchism, we will journey with Myer from București to Ellis Island, London and back again. Along the way, we will explore Myer’s political journey – from anarchist internationalism to socialist Zionism – and his position in the turbulent upheavals of the early 20th century. Featuring readings in Yiddish and Romanian and delivered in English, this will be a multilingual event that attempts to reach across time and place to tell the story of Myer’s remarkable life.

𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵.