- Zvi Jankelowitz, director of Institutional Advancement at the Yiddish Book Center, discusses the world of South African Yiddish literature that he has discovered since taking his current position.
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- Jerry Weinstein, former Education professor at University of Massachusetts in Amherst, recalls how a professor's reading of Plato's "Apology" while he was a student at Temple University opened the worlds of literature, philosophy, and psychology up...
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- Harriet Murav, translator of Yiddish literature, shares her hope for the future of Yiddish, and offers some words of encouragement for anyone who wants to join the community.
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- Tetyana Yakovleva, scholar from Eastern Ukraine with a PhD in Slavic-Jewish Literature, describes her experience learning Yiddish - the challenges in language learning, and how the experience has influenced her perspective.
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- Marvin Zuckerman, retired English and Yiddish professor, discusses Isaac Bashevis Singer's views on Jewish literature and political leanings.
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- Professor Yechiel Szeintuch, a scholar of Yiddish literature based in Jerusalem, explains the history of Yiddish study in Israel.
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- Jessica Kirzane, specialist in American-Jewish literature, speaks about the joy of studying and researching undiscovered Yiddish authors and thinkers.
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- Jack Kugelmass, anthropologist and director of Jewish Studies at the University of Florida, explains why being able to read in Yiddish allows access to enter a new world of amazing literature.
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- Harriet Murav, translator of Yiddish literature, remembers her upbringing in a Yiddish speaking home in New Jersey, and tells a story about not knowing her father's English name.
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- Christa Whitney talks about her very first Jewish Studies class at Smith College with Justin Cammy.
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