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Yiddish Book Center, Talk

February 22 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

A Revolution in Type: Gender and the Making of the American Yiddish Press, with Ayelet Brinn

Join us for a free virtual talk on Thursday, February 22 @ 7:00 p.m. ET

Between the 1880s and 1920s, Yiddish-language newspapers rose from obscurity to become successful institutions integral to American Jewish life. During this period, Yiddish-speaking immigrants came to view newspapers as indispensable parts of their daily lives. For many Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, acclimating to America became inextricably intertwined with becoming a devoted reader of the Yiddish periodical press, as the newspapers and their staffs became a fusion of friends, religious and political authorities, tour guides, matchmakers, and social welfare agencies.

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Ayelet Brinn is an Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies and History at the University of Hartford, where she holds the Philip D. Feltman Professorship in Modern Jewish History. Her first book, A Revolution in Type: Gender and the Making of the American Yiddish Press, was just released with New York University Press.

Details

Date:
February 22
Time:
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST
Website:
https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/events

Venue

Yiddish Book Center
1021 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002
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Phone
(413) 256.4900
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