Public Programs Calendar of Virtual and Live Events

We offer both free virtual public programs and some special live public programs on a diverse selection of topics related to Yiddish and modern Jewish culture. Find out about upcoming programs below. To receive updates about these programs, email us at [email protected]

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.
TALK | The Letter's Project: A Daughter's Journey, with Eleanor Reissa | Thursday, January 20, @ 7 p.m. EST

With her father’s letters as her silent guide, Eleanor goes on a journey down the River of Time, unearthing the unknowable – about her family’s past, about the Holocaust, and about her own present.
TALK | Shakespeare & Yiddish, with Ilan Stavans | Thursday, January 27, @ 7 p.m. EST

A meditation on the ways Shakespeare became a litmus test for Yiddish actors, playwrights, and translators, who infused him with a Jewish sensibility often defined by melodrama.

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Public Programs Calendar of Virtual and Live Events

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

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

TALK | The Letter's Project: A Daughter's Journey, with Eleanor Reissa | Thursday, January 20, @ 7 p.m. EST

TALK | Shakespeare & Yiddish, with Ilan Stavans | Thursday, January 27, @ 7 p.m. EST