Max Weinreich and Yiddish - June 15 YIVO zoom
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Thursday, June 15 | 1:00pm (ET)
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A 'convert' to the cause of Yiddishism in his adolescence, Max Weinreich pursued a doctorate in German
philology with the goal of returning to Eastern Europe to contribute to the project of building a modern,
secular Yiddish culture. His visits to Yale University and Vienna in the early 1930s proved transformational
in his understanding of the role of the social sciences in strengthening Jews' psychological and material
resources. The destruction of the Yiddish heartland in Eastern Europe and his experiences leading YIVO
in post-WWII New York City added yet another dimension to Weinreich's conception of the importance of
both Yiddish and Jewish Studies.?
A panel discussion moderated by? Kalman Weiser?and featuring?Naomi Seidman,?Kenneth Moss, and?
Jeffrey Shandler?will examine Weinreich's evolving understanding of?the role of Yiddish in Jewish life.
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