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October 11, 2018 |听Lecture with Rukhl Schaechter

7:00 PM | Old Main Theater, CU 麻豆影院 Campus

Rukhl Schaechter is the editor of the Yiddish Forward (Forverts) and is bot the first woman to hold the position and the first editor to be born in the united states since the Forverts' founding in 1897. She will present a public lecture on The Forward, then and now.

November 8, 2018 |听Concert with Daniel Kahn & the Painted Bird

7:00 PM | Old Main Theater, CU 麻豆影院 Campus

Daniel Kahn & the Painted Bird is a German-based klezmer band founded by Kahn in 2005. Described as 鈥渁n absolute must for lovers of unusual, intelligent, challenging, exciting folk music and a blast at every instant,鈥� the band will perform a free concert featuring songs in Yiddish this Fall 2018 on the CU 麻豆影院 campus.

January 24, 2019 |听Annual Holocaust Lecture with Daniel Fishman

7:00 PM | Old Main Theater, CU 麻豆影院 Campus

In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we welcome David Fishman, Professor of Jewish History at the Jewish Theological Society, to present a talk on Yiddish-speaking Jewish communities during the Holocaust. Fishman is the author of numerous books and articles on the history and culture of East European Jewry.

February 21, 2019 |听Lecture with Irena Klepfisz, 2019 Bender Visiting Scholar

7:00 PM | Old Main Theater, CU 麻豆影院 Campus

Irena Klepfisz, a poet, Yiddishist, and professor of Jewish culture and women鈥檚 studies, will serve as the 2019 Sondra & Howard Bender Visiting Scholar. Her public talk in February will explore Yiddish poetry and translation. Klepfisz, who teaches at Barnard College, is known for her work as an activist in feminist, lesbian, and secular Jewish communities.