Yiddish - Language
Thu 21 Jul 2011
2011
July 2011
Thursday 21 July 2011
Thu 21 Jul, 3-4:30 pm. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Applebaum-Driker Theater Samuel Kassow, Professor of History at Trinity College, to present: Historians and Modern Jewish Culture: The Role of Simon Dubnow Simon Dubnow was the real founder of the modern historiography of East European Jewry. And thanks to him historical consciousness became an important pillar of modern Jewish culture in Eastern Europe. He had an important role in the development of the YIVO and served as an intellectual guide for younger historians. This talk will examine major aspects of his contribution to the modernization of Jewish life in Eastern Europe The lecture will be delivered in Yiddish. Date: Thursday, July 21, 2011 Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Address: 1021 West Street Amherst, MA 01002 This event does not require an RSVP