On November 30, 2021, the book: "Maurice Shamis (Simashko)" was presented at the National Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which was published by the results of the First International Literary Readings dedicated to the creative work of Maurice Simashko (1924-2000), the People's Writer of Kazakhstan. The book is devoted to the 30th anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan. This is a joint project of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress, M.O. Auezov Institute of Literature and Art of The Committee of Science of the Ministry of Education and Science of RK, association of legal entities of "Mitsva" RK Association. The editorial board of the book includes Murat Auezov, Kenzhekhan Matyzhanov, Alexander Karlyukevich, Svetlana Ananyeva (editor-in-chief), Alexander Baron, Inessa Chugainova. The readings attracted the attention of domestic and foreign writers, publicists, journalists, scientists and cultural figures, university professors.

       The famous scholars and literary figures: Murat Auezov, Kenzhekhan Matyzhanov, Beibut Mamraev, David Markish (Israel), Alexander Karlyukevich (Belarus), Kazbek Sultanov (Russia), Adolf Artsishevsky, Svetlana Ananyeva, Inessa Chugainova, Yuri Kastelyuk were included in the Readings Council guided by Alexander Baron, the Chairman of ALE Council The Mitsva Association, member of the Council of the Assembly of the Peoples of Kazakhstan of Kazakhstan.

         The book starts with a Foreword by A. Baron and S. Ananyeva "History and Time" and with Greetings by Olzhas Suleimenov, the outstanding poet the Director of the International Center for the Rapprochement of Cultures under the auspices of UNESCO; Kenzhekhan Matyzhanov, Director General of M.O. Auezov Institute of Literature and Art of The Committee of Science of the Ministry of Education and Science of RK, Honored Worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of RK; Bigeldy Gabdullin, the President of the International Kazakh PEN-club; Bayan Dzholdasbekova , the Dean of the Faculty of Philology of Al-Farabi KazNU, the Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Al-Farabi Kazakh National University is represented by the articles by Bayan Dzholdasbekova, Aslan Zhaksylykov, Alua Temirbolat, Almira Kalieva, Svetlana Ananyeva, Oral Arukenova, Emil Sagintayev.

         The presentation was opened by Nuriya Iskalieva, the Vice Director of the National Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Information Technologies and Innovations. N. Iskalieva, A. Baron and S. Ananyevа, the Head of the Department of International Relations and World Literature of M.O. Auezov Institute of Literature and Art of the Committee of Science of the Ministry of Education and Science of the RK, the Member of the Board of the Writers' Union of Kazakhstan and the Executive Committee of the International Kazakh PEN-club, who also acted as a moderator of the presentation took part in the dedication ceremony. Adolf Artsishevsky, Aigerim Seisenbaeva (Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the UK), Alexander Baron, Klara Letnikova, Aslan Zhaksylykov, Nursulu Shaimerdenova, Lilya Kalaus, Elena Brusilovskaya, Alimzhan Khamraev, Yevgenia Chilitikova said many warm words about Maurice Davidovich and talked about his creative work. .

The first International literary readings dedicated to Maurice Simashko’s creative work, the People's Writer of Kazakhstan is a cross-country project. As Ales Karlyukevich, the literary scholar from Minsk, writes: “They are aimed at implementing a number of initiatives related to examining the work of the great writer in the context of modern times, as part of putting into practice international Eurasian initiatives. The organizers of the project hope that the very idea of ​​the Readings will expand the country format of their work ”. Famous writers, literary scholars, the members of the Scientific Expert Council and Scientific-Expert Activity of the Assembly of The Peoples of Kazakhstan, university professors, doctoral students, undergraduates, and media representatives took part in the presentation of the book addressed to philologists-literary scholars, humanities specialists and a wide range of readers. On March 18, 2022, the Second International Literary Readings will take place, dedicated to Maurice Davidovich’s literary work, the People's Writer of Kazakhstan .