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Lena Watson, MSt.

EDUCATION

2008 University of Westminster, London.

Institute of Linguists Diploma in Translation course (English into Russian and Russian into English)

2004-2005 University of Oxford, St. Peters College.

MSt. in Jewish Studies.

Dissertation topic: Some Fabulous Beasts in Ashkenazi Jewish Folklore: Their Genesis, Attributes and Functions. (Awarded the title of Best Dissertation of Academic Year 2004-2005).

2003-2004 Paideia, the European Institute for Jewish Studies in Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden.

Academic programme without qualification focusing on textual studies of Jewish texts from antiquity to modernity.

1996-2002 Jewish University in Moscow in affiliation with The Moscow State Open Pedagogical University.

BA in Philology.

Dissertation topic: Demonology of Eastern Europen Jews Compared to Slavonic Demonology.

1992-1995 Non-Commercial Centre for Higher Education Touro-College, Department of Yiddish, Moscow.

Certificate in teaching Yiddish.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Languages

Russian Educated native speaker

English Educated native speaker proficiency

Yiddish Fluent

Hebrew Intermediate

Swedish Passive (reading)

Skills

Windows and Macintosh applications

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in at least 3 languages

Excellent presentation skills in English and Russian

Proven ability to work in an international environment

PROFESSIONAL AND WORK EXPERIENCE

Nov 2006 – to present – Self-employed translator (Russian, English, Yiddish). Specialising in history, religion, folklore, idioms, conversation, letters, social science, education, politics, poetry, literature.

2010 (Honourable mention) and 2009 (Winner) – CIYCL (The California Institute for Yiddish Culture and Language) International Yiddish-into-English Poetry Translation Contest (available for viewing at www.yiddishinstitute.org).

2009 – Contributor to YiddishPoetry.org as a tranlsator (Yiddish into English). www.yiddishpoetry.org

2009 – Contributor to Booknik.ru (ongoing project): - a Russian-language website dedicated to Jewish and Israeli literature and culture. www.booknik.ru

2003, 2004, 2007 – Interpretation of Yiddish texts for a number of CD productions of the Jewish vocal quartet «Ashkenazim».

2004-2005 – Library assistant, Leopold Muller Library, Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, Oxford. Cataloguing the Yiddish collection on-line (OLIS), staffing the Enquiries Desk and performing all related duties.

2004 – Teacher of Yiddish, Jewish Community of Stockholm. Teaching Yiddish to adults.

2002-2003 – Teacher of English, Logos Language Services, Moscow. Planning and teaching General English courses to Russian professionals in Russian companies.

Sept 1999-Dec 1999 – Lecturer in Yiddish, Jewish University in Moscow. Teaching Yiddish to the 3^rd year undergraduate students (covering).

2000-2002 – Butler, Marriott Aurora Hotel, Moscow. Providing first-class personalised service to guests; serving as a link between the guest and the hotel departments; providing personal assistance to the guest; coordinating and monitoring the work of the hotel departments. The duties were as diverse as to range from office work and simultaneous translation to serving food and drinks.

1995-1996 – Customer Service Assistant, British Airways, Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow. Staffing the BA enquiries desk, check-in desk and lost baggage desk; coordinating the arrival and departure of the planes to schedule; tracking lost baggage; liasing with other BA offices worldwide; providing support and assistance to passengers.

SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES

University College London (UCL). Presentation in Yiddish on Jewish cryptozoology to postgraduate students in Jewish Studies, March 2007.

Nahum Goldmann Fellowship in Jewish Learning and Leadership. Cape Town, South Africa, February 13-20, 2006.

Klezfest International Festival of Klezmer Music. Teaching Yiddish to participating musicians, Kiev, Ukraine, August 2002.

Moscow Centre for University Teaching of Jewish Civilization «Sefer» International Conference. Presentation of a paper on demonology of Eastern European Jews, Moscow, November 2002.

Shmuel Klorman summer seminars for Yiddish teachers, Kiev (1997), Odessa (1998), Ukraine, Kishinev, Moldova (1995).

GENERAL INTERESTS

Folk singing in English and Gaelic, Scottish country dancing, languages, cycling.

REFERENCES:

Dr. Petra Dolata-Kreutzkamp, King’s College London

Barbara Spectre, the Founding Director of Paideia, The European Institute for Jewish Studies in Sweden

Available upon request

Lena Watson

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