Haya Newman
Documentary Filmmaker at Independent Media Producer- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Hebrew Native or bilingual proficiency
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Yiddish Native or bilingual proficiency
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Polish Limited working proficiency
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Bio
Esther Weinstein
Haya has too many attributes to list here. She is extremely knowledgeable in so many areas. She has a passion for all she undertakes whether it is in teaching, photography and film making, etc. I have been most impressed with her abilities and great warm personality!!!
Esther Weinstein
Haya has too many attributes to list here. She is extremely knowledgeable in so many areas. She has a passion for all she undertakes whether it is in teaching, photography and film making, etc. I have been most impressed with her abilities and great warm personality!!!
Esther Weinstein
Haya has too many attributes to list here. She is extremely knowledgeable in so many areas. She has a passion for all she undertakes whether it is in teaching, photography and film making, etc. I have been most impressed with her abilities and great warm personality!!!
Esther Weinstein
Haya has too many attributes to list here. She is extremely knowledgeable in so many areas. She has a passion for all she undertakes whether it is in teaching, photography and film making, etc. I have been most impressed with her abilities and great warm personality!!!
Experience
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Independent Media Producer
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Media Production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Documentary Filmmaker
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2012 - Present
Photographer and documentary filmmaker making portraits about the human condition; seeking images and stories about human suffering and survival, devastation and resilience; mainly focusing on motifs concerning Jewish life, the Holocaust and its aftermath. Photographer and documentary filmmaker making portraits about the human condition; seeking images and stories about human suffering and survival, devastation and resilience; mainly focusing on motifs concerning Jewish life, the Holocaust and its aftermath.
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Yiddish and Hebrew Language Services
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Vancouver, BC
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Translator / Consultant
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2006 - Present
Provide translation services in the Yiddish and Hebrew languages: translate memorabilia documents, manuscripts, historical and official documents and letters, for example, from either language into English. Provide consultation on Yiddish and Hebrew language usages in English language story building; editorial and review services for fiction and non-fiction publications incorporating Yiddish and Hebrew language use. Clients have included, for example, Canadian poet and author, Tom Wayman for his use of Yiddish in "Boundary Country (2007)" and Canadian academic Rachel Mines for her Hebrew translation of "Kihilat Shkud; Kovets Zikaron (2011)." Show less
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Various Adult Education Programs
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Vancouver, BC
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Yiddish and Hebrew Teacher
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1995 - Present
Teach Hebrew and Yiddish to adults at various adult education centres including the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver and the Peretz Centre for Secular Culture; to Seniors at care facilities and assisted-living residences such as the Louis Brier Home and Hospital and the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Residence; also, previously taught Yiddish at Langara College. Teach Hebrew and Yiddish to adults at various adult education centres including the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver and the Peretz Centre for Secular Culture; to Seniors at care facilities and assisted-living residences such as the Louis Brier Home and Hospital and the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Residence; also, previously taught Yiddish at Langara College.
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