Vivian Felsen

Vivian Felsen is a Toronto translator (French to English, Yiddish to English) and visual artist. She received her B.A. and M.A. from the University of Toronto and an LL.B. from York University in Toronto. Her published translations include: Montreal of Yesterday (from the Yiddish Montreal fun nekhtn by Israel Medres, 2000) and Between the Wars (from the Yiddish Tsvishn tsvey velt milkhomes by Israel Medres, 2003).

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Vivian Felsen." (Viewed on November 2, 2024) <http://qa.jwa.org/encyclopedia/author/felsen-vivian>.