ייִדיש אין די הייכן
Yiddish in the Heights
- November 20, 2022
- in-person
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in-person
Yiddish in the Heights:
Exploring Yiddish Academia and Activism in Post-War New York
A 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
The conference will be bilingual (English and Yiddish).
Proceedings will be recorded and available following the conclusion of the conference.
Keynote speakers:
- Prof. David G. Roskies
- Prof. Anita Norich
In the post-WWII period, Jewish immigrants to the United States brought fresh blood to Yiddish New York and Yiddish reached new heights in the academic world, particularly at Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS). A key figure in these programs was Dr. Mordkhe Schaechter, himself an immigrant, who also spearheaded a new wave of Yiddish activism. This conference will honor Dr. Schaechter by exploring his legacy at the two Morningside Heights institutions with which he was affiliated, as well as the place of Yiddish in American academia – its past, the current state of the field, and its future – set against a larger Jewish-American context.
Program
Sunday, 11/20 (JTS)
The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 3080 Broadway, New York, NY, 10027
1:30-1:45 pm – Welcoming remarks
1:45-3:30 pm – Yiddish America in the Aftermath of the Holocaust (panel)
3:30-3:45 pm – Coffee break
3:45-5:00 pm – Recollections of Dr. Mordkhe Schaechter
5:00-6:00 pm – Reception
6:00-7:30 pm – Keynote speakers:
- Prof. David G. Roskies – פֿון שיינריידערײַ צו לײַטיש מאַמע-לשון: די אויטאָ-עמאַנציפּאַציע פֿון ייִדיש נאָכן חורבן
- Prof. Anita Norich – Yiddish Matters
Monday, 11/21 (Columbia)
Deutsches Haus, 420 West 116th Street (between Amsterdam Avenue and Morningside Drive), New York, NY 10027
8:30-9:00 am – Coffee
9:00-11:00 am – Linguistic panel
11:00-11:30 am – Coffee break
11:30 am-1:00 pm – Pedagogy panel
1:00-2:00 pm – Lunch (conference attendees on their own)
2:00-3:30 pm – Archives panel
3:30-4:00 pm – Coffee break
4:00-5:30 pm – State of the Field (round table)
5:45-6:30 pm – Concert – Eléonore Biezunski
Please note that proof of vaccination is required to enter Columbia and JTS buildings.
The conference is co-sponsored by the League for Yiddish, the Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies of Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary.
- November 20, 2022
- in-person