Mendele Mocher Sforim – A Revolutionary in Jewish Literature (190th Anniversary of His Birth)
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November 30, 6:00 – 7:00 in the evening · 1h
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A lecture on Mendele Mokher Sforim as part of “A Journey into Yiddish Culture,” at Yad Yitzhak Ben-Zvi in Jerusalem. We will examine his innovations in language, thematics, and style.
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Yad Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
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A Journey into Yiddish Culture – with Dr. Mordechai Yushkovsky
Mendele Mokher Sforim – A Revolutionary in Jewish Literature (190th Anniversary of His Birth)
We will try to understand why Hebrew and Yiddish writers regarded Mendele Mokher Sforim as the “founding patriarch” of modern Jewish literature, and learn what he innovated in language, themes, and style.
Organizer: Yad Ben Zvi
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