Episode 47 - Milena Jesenská

<p>Episode 47 - Milena Jesenská</p> <p> </p> <p>In this edition of the Dead Ladies Show Podcast, DLS co-founder Katy Derbyshire brings you the story of Milena Jesenská live from the stage of the Berlin translation festival Translationale, held at the Collegium Hungaricum.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p>A journalist, writer, editor and translator, Milena Jesenská is often simply called “Kafka’s Milena” for her connection to the famous writer. But her life and work deserve far more attention.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p>Born in Prague in the former Austria-Hungary, now Czech Republic, Milena Jesenská straddled cultures and languages, politics and ideologies. As part of an underground resistance, she helped many refugees to escape the dangers of National Socialism, but was captured by the Gestapo and died in a concentration camp in Germany.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p>Find our more about Milena Jesenská on our show notes page here: <a class="" href= "https://deadladiesshow.com/2021/11/19/podcast-47-milena-jesenska/"> https://deadladiesshow.com/2021/11/19/podcast-47-milena-jesenska/</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Thanks to the <a href= "https://www.translationale-berlin.net/">Translationale</a>, the <a href="https://www.toledo-programm.de/">Toledo Program</a>, and <a href="https://weltlesebuehne.de/">Weltlesebühne</a> for inviting us.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p>Our theme music is “Little Lily Swing” by Tri-Tachyon.</p> <p> </p> <p>Thanks for listening! We’ll be back with a new episode next month.</p> <p> </p> <p>****</p> <p>The Dead Ladies Show is a series of entertaining and inspiring talks about women who achieved amazing things against all odds, presented live in Berlin and beyond. This podcast is based on that series. Because women's history is everyone's history.</p> <p> </p> <p>The Dead Ladies Show was founded by Florian Duijsens and Katy Derbyshire.</p> <p> </p> <p>The podcast is created, produce