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Lecture: Der Mizrekh-Yiddish Writers Narrate the Arab
Tuesday December 24, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm EST
506 - Hebrew Union College
From the turn of the 20th century onward, many Yiddish writers found significant inspiration in the image of the Mizrekh (Orient). Perhaps no other site in the imagined Mizrekh captivated as many 20th century Yiddish writers as did Palestine and the looming question of Zionism: What was to become of Palestine, what was to become of Zionism, and who exactly are Palestine's inhabitants? This talk will introduce a number of largely untranslated Yiddish writers who dedicated significant attention to the image of Palestine and the Mizrekh in their works. In particular, this talk will showcase stereotypical and exceptional Yiddish-language perspectives on the Arab world, as well as how Yiddish writers related themselves and their identities to Palestine, the Land of Israel, and linguistic differences.
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Eyshe Beirich

Eyshe Beirich is a Yiddish scholar, teacher, and translator living in New York City. He is a PhD student at Columbia University in the Department of Germanic Languages since 2023, where he works on Yiddish, German, and Palestinian/Israeli literary history. He has taught Yiddish around... Read More →
Tuesday December 24, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm EST
506 - Hebrew Union College 1 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012
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