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Dovid Braun on 2020 YIVO Summer Program Amid COVID-19; Sholem Beinfeld on Yiddish Proverbs
Manage episode 271133173 series 1297586
In the first part of our show, hear Dovid Braun talk about the amazing 2020 YIVO Yiddish Summer Program, interviewed by Sholem Beinfeld. And in the last part of the show, hear Sholem Beinfeld read and interpret selections from the book יידישע שפּריכווערטער און רעדענסארטען (Yidishe Shprikhverter un Redensartn), by Ignats Bernshteyn, originally published in Warsaw in 1908, likely the largest collection of Yiddish proverbs ever assembled.
Dovid Braun is the Academic Director of the intensive U. Weinreich Summer Program in Yiddish Language, Literature and Culture of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.
Sholem Beinfeld is Professor of History (Emeritus) at Washington University (St. Louis) as well as Co-Chief Editor of the Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary.
Music:
- Leibele Waldman: Der Nyer Yohr
- Theo Bikel: Di Yontevdike Teg
- Intro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an instrumental track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing Waltz
We wish you all the best for a healthy, happy New Year.
לשנה טובה - א גוט געזונט יאר
Thanks to our 2020 High Holiday sponsors!
- Israel Book Shop https://www.israelbookshop.com/
- The Butcherie https://www.butcherie.com/
- Cheryl Ann's Bakery http://cherylannsbakery.com/
Air Date: September 2, 2020
325 episodes
Manage episode 271133173 series 1297586
In the first part of our show, hear Dovid Braun talk about the amazing 2020 YIVO Yiddish Summer Program, interviewed by Sholem Beinfeld. And in the last part of the show, hear Sholem Beinfeld read and interpret selections from the book יידישע שפּריכווערטער און רעדענסארטען (Yidishe Shprikhverter un Redensartn), by Ignats Bernshteyn, originally published in Warsaw in 1908, likely the largest collection of Yiddish proverbs ever assembled.
Dovid Braun is the Academic Director of the intensive U. Weinreich Summer Program in Yiddish Language, Literature and Culture of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.
Sholem Beinfeld is Professor of History (Emeritus) at Washington University (St. Louis) as well as Co-Chief Editor of the Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary.
Music:
- Leibele Waldman: Der Nyer Yohr
- Theo Bikel: Di Yontevdike Teg
- Intro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an instrumental track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing Waltz
We wish you all the best for a healthy, happy New Year.
לשנה טובה - א גוט געזונט יאר
Thanks to our 2020 High Holiday sponsors!
- Israel Book Shop https://www.israelbookshop.com/
- The Butcherie https://www.butcherie.com/
- Cheryl Ann's Bakery http://cherylannsbakery.com/
Air Date: September 2, 2020
325 episodes
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