Public Programs Calendar of Virtual and Live Events

TALK | Secular Yidishkayt and Social Justice in the US South, with Josh Parshall | Thursday, September 30, 7 p.m.

This talk by historian Josh Parshall will examine how southern members of the Arbeter Ring (and other Jewish-left groups) grappled with issues of justice in the US South.

MULTIMEDIA TALK | The Glass Negatives of Lublin, with Piotr Nazaruk | Thursday, October 7, @ 7 p.m. EST

Piotr Nazaruk, curator at Poland’s Grodzka Gate-NN Theatre, shares the story behind the discovery of a treasure trove of thousands of glass plates that offer a glimpse into the everyday lives of Jews and Poles before 1939.

TALK | The Pogroms of 1918–1921 and the Onset of the Holocaust, with Jeffrey Veidlinger | Thursday, October 14, @ 7 p.m. EST

Jeffrey Veidlinger discusses his newly released book, In the Midst of Civilized Europe, and explores how hundreds of Yiddish-language testimonies awakened the world to the danger Jews were facing in Europe on the eve of the Holocaust.

The Yiddish Book Center’s Community Open House | Sunday, October 17, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Join us at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, MA for our annual Community Open House, all events are free and open to the public.

TALK | This Used to Be a Synagogue, with Amy Shreeve | Thursday, October 21, @ 7 p.m. EST

A Twitter account called ‘This Used to Be a Synagogue’ (@OldShulSpots) compares the locations of old synagogues with the pictures of the churches, luxury apartments, and salons that sit there today.

SCREENING & DIRECTOR'S TALKBACK | The Adventures of Saul Bellow, with director Asaf Galay | Thursday, October 28, @ 7 p.m.

This ticketed event will take place at the Yiddish Book Center.

MULTIMEDIA CONVERSATION | Mah-jongg in American Jewish Life | Thursday, November 11, 7 p.m. EST

Join us as curator Melissa Martens Yaverbaum interviews Annelise Heinz, the author of Mahjong: A Chinese Game and the Making of Modern American Culture.

TALK | From Smoked Salmon to Pickles – Getting Jewish Food Delivered to Your Door | Thursday, November 18, @ 7p.m. EST

Lisa Newman, host of The Shmooze, visits with some of the country’s best mail-order Jewish food purveyors.

MULTIMEDIA TALK | The Rich History of Jewish Papercuts, with Deborah Ugoretz | Thursday, December 2, @ 7 p.m. EST

Learn about the rich history of papercuts that are part of the Jewish tradition.

CONVERSATION | Yiddish and Social Justice | Thursday, December 16, @ 7 p.m. EST

We close out the Yiddish Book Center’s 2021 Decade of Discovery’s Yiddish and Social Justice with a conversation about the roots of social justice in Yiddish literature and culture.

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