Upcoming Programs Beyond the Myth of the Shtetl: A New History of Jewish Life in East Europe WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014 | 7pm
BOOK TALK
The shtetl was home to two-thirds of Eastern Europe’s Jews in the 18th and 19th centuries. But today it is vastly misunderstood. Join Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern to discuss his new, pathbreaking study of life in the shtetl based on previously untapped archival sources. Read more…
Eastern Jews-Western Jews: World War I and the Transformation of the Jewish Experience
SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 2014 | 2pm
ROUNDTABLE
World War I was a cataclysmic event. Its upheaval also led to new encounters between Eastern and Western European Jews. Join this esteemed panel for a discussion about the consequences of these encounters and the complex and changing dynamics of the Jewish East-West relationship. Read more…
This Week in Yedies: News from YIVO
The Tragedy of a Generation: Interview with Joshua Karlip
The Tragedy of a Generation: The Rise and Fall of Jewish Nationalism in Eastern Europe (Harvard University Press, 2013) traces the origins of two influential but overlooked strains of Jewish thought, Diaspora Nationalism and Yiddishism. Read more…
A Historian Discusses the Papers of Lucien Wolf and David Mowshowitch (1964)
On November 29, 1964, radio host Sheftl Zak interviewed YIVO historian Zosa Szajkowski about the Papers of Lucien Wolf (1857-1930) and David Mowshowitch (1887-1957) (YIVO Archives RG 348.) Read more…
From the Pages of Yedies
by Roberta Newman
There are few more towering figures in the history of East European Jewry than Simon Dubnow, who is also sometimes referred to as one of the fathers of modern Jewish history. The awe in which he was held is reflected in this article from the December 1935 issue of Yedies, which reported on celebrations around the world in honor of his 75th birthday. Read more…
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