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SUMMARY:Yiddish in America
UID:42381
DTSTAMP:20260406T192500Z
DTSTART:20260513T223000Z
DTEND:20260513T233000Z
LOCATION:104 South Bradford Ln\nGeorgetown KY 40324
ROOM: Meeting Room F
DESCRIPTION:Yiddish in America.  May is Jewish American Heritage Month an
 d is a fitting time to learn about Jewish culture and life.  This program
  is an introduction to the world of  Yiddish, the spoken and written lang
 uage of eastern European Jews used in everyday life and culture in additio
 n to the national languages from the countries in which they lived.  With
  the diaspora following World War II, Yiddish very nearly disappeared, spo
 ked and read only by the older members of the community.  Today it is fin
 ding a resurgence, not only among Jews all over the world by people outsid
 e of this community.  Dr. Raphael Finkel of the University of Kentucky wi
 ll talk about the history of Yiddish culture and its life in these United 
 States.This event is presented as part of the Yiddish Book Center's P
 ublic Libraries Program, a partnership with the American Library Associati
 on, and made possible by the Lilly Endowment, Inc.
URL:https://scottcounty.librarycalendar.com/event/yiddish-america-42381
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