Join us for the Vermont Humanities Council lecture How Yiddish Changed America and How America Changed Yiddish, presented virtually via Zoom Wednesday, March 3rd at 7 pm.
Yiddish is imprinted in American English in terms like chutzpah, kosher, bagel, and schmooze. And the work of Sholem Aleichem, Anzia Yezierska, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Grace Paley, and Irving Howe shows the deep impact of Jewish immigration on the United States. Amherst College professor Ilan Stavans surveys the journey.
Ilan Stavans is the Lewis-Sebring Professor of Humanities, Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College.
The First Wednesday Lecture series, a collaboration between the Vermont Humanities Council and Vermont public libraries. Register for the live event, which includes an opportunity for questions and answers by attendees, at https://vthumanities.wufoo.com/forms/register-for-brattleboro-first-wednesdays/
The Vermont Humanities Council's First Wednesdays series is held every month from October through May in nine communities statewide, featuring speakers of national and regional renown. The statewide underwriter for the First Wednesdays 2020-2012 series is the Institute of Museum & Library Services through the Vermont Department of Libraries. The Brooks Memorial Library programs are sponsored by the Friends of Brooks Memorial Library https://friendsofbrookslibraryvt.org/ . March's program is underwritten by Chroma Technology Corporation.
For more information, contact Brooks Memorial Library at 802.254.5290 or visit www.brookslibraryvt.org.
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