Dr. Mordechai Yushkovsky Series | In the Palace of the Yiddish Word: Season 2026–27

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אין פּאַלאַץ פון ייִדישן וואָרט — At the Yiddish Word Palace

Lecturer: Dr. Mordechai Yushkovsky, an expert in Yiddish culture, folklore, and language, and the academic director of the International Yiddish Center

7 Sunday meetings at 10:00

11.10.26

The Three Giants of Soviet Yiddish Poetry: Prosperity and Tragedy
(130 years since the birth of Peretz Markish, 125 years since Itsik Fefer, and 135 years since Leyb Kvitko)

15.11.26

“Poet of Flight and Spirit” — 125 years since the birth of Itsik Manger: an outline of his life and lesser-known facts about the genius of Yiddish poetry.

13.12.26

“The Forgotten Sister” — The life and work of Esther Singer-Kreitman (the elder sister of Isaac Bashevis Singer and I. I. Singer)

24.1.27

Immigration to Israel through the lens of Yiddish literature

14.3.27

Behind the Language War — A look at dramatic facts from the fierce struggle between supporters of Yiddish and the zealots for Hebrew

4.4.27

Historical upheavals in the work of Isaac Bashevis Singer

23.5.27

What did Jews laugh at 100 years ago? — “Der Groyser Kundes,” a journal of humor and satire