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How Yiddish Changed America and How America Changed Yiddish
Date:Monday, September 14, 2020
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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Organization: Jewish Public Library
Open to public
Event Link: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/130633258RR0001-jewish-public-library/events/how-yiddish-changed-america-and-how-america-changed-yiddish/
Admission:
$ 12.00
Contact: Karen Biskin
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Description:

A momentous and diverse anthology of the influences and inspirations of Yiddish voices in America – radical, dangerous, and seductive, but also sweet, generous, and full of life – edited by award-winning authors and scholars Ilan Stavans and Josh Lambert. Is it possible to conceive of the American diet without bagels? Or Star Trek without Mr. Spock? Are the creatures in Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are based on Holocaust survivors? And how has Yiddish, a language without a country, influenced Hollywood? These and other questions are explored in this stunning and rich anthology of the interplay of Yiddish and American culture.

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