ייִדיש אין די הייכן: טייל 1 – ייִדיש אַמעריקע נאָכן דריטן חורבן
Yiddish in the Heights: part 1 – Yiddish America in the Aftermath of the Holocaust

• November 20, 2022

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  Yiddish in the Heights:

  Exploring Yiddish Academia and Activism in Post-War New York
  A bilingual conference marking the 15th yortsayt of Dr. Mordkhe Schaechter

  Held on the campuses of Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary/JTS (New York), November 20-21, 2022

  Day one, part 1

  (E = English; Y = Yiddish)
  Welcoming Remarks From Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath, Board Chair, League for Yiddish (E/Y)
  – Shuly Rubin Schwartz, Chancellor, Jewish Theological Seminary (E)
  – Elisheva Carlebach, Co-Director, Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies,
  Columbia University (E/Y)

  Yiddish America in the Aftermath of the Holocaust (Chair: David E. Fishman)
  – Kalman Weiser – “Between New York and Jerusalem: Max Weinreich and Yiddish in the University” (E)
  – Kenneth Binyomin Moss and Zackary Sholem Berger – “Glanz-Leyeles’ Amerike un Ikh” (“Glanz-Leyeles’ America and I”) (E/Y)
  – Miriam Isaacs – “Yiddish Activism in NY 1948: Stonehill Music Collection” (Y)

  • November 20, 2022