פֿיליפּ שוואַרץ: הײַנטצײַטיקער ייִדישיזם; מיזרח־אייראָפּעיִשע ייִדן; נעאָ חסידיזם און נאָך
Phillip Schwartz: Eastern European Jews neo hasidism and more

• February 21, 2023
• On Line

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  “Yiddish Today” is a series of video programs that present artists, researchers, and cultural activists from around the world who are creating contemporary Yiddish culture.

  Watch this conversation (in Yiddish) between Eli Benedict and Philip Schwartz, Hear about Yiddish in Eastern Europe, especially Poland and Polish Jews; what it means to be a contemporary Yiddishist in Eastern Europe; what Neo-Hasidism means and where you can find it in the literature; as well as Yiddish journalism and teaching.

  Philip Schwartz was born in Germany. He studied Slavic linguistics, Eastern European history, and Holocaust studies. He completed his master’s degree in Jewish studies at the University of Wrocław, and is currently a PhD student in Yiddish literature. His research interests include neo-Hasidic literature and Soviet Jewish culture. Philip writes for various magazines and newspapers among them: Forward, Afn Shvel, Yiddishland and more. Philip is also a Yiddish teacher at YIVO.

  • February 21, 2023
  • On Line