°Õ³ó±ðÌýContemporary Hasidic Yiddish research group at University College London and the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Institute of Jewish Studies are delighted to announce the launch of an online seminar series on Contemporary Hasidic Yiddish language. The seminar series is dedicated to the memory of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Professor Ada Rapoport-Albert, a world-leading scholar of the history of the Hasidic movement. The series is devoted to the exploration of all facets of contemporary and historical Hasidic Yiddish worldwide. After an inaugural round-table discussion on 'Perspectives on Hasidic Yiddish Language' we start our year-long series with monthly academic lectures held online at 6pm (UK local time) on the first (or sometimes second) Tuesday of every month. For enquiries, please write to hasidic.yiddish@ucl.ac.uk.
Schedule
The seminar series will take place online. For security purposes, an Eventbrite link will be provided for registration ahead of each session.ÌýÌý
4 Aug 2020 Inaugural round table on 'Perspectives on Hasidic Yiddish language' withÌý
- Khayele (Helen) Beer, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê
- Meyer Labin, Yiddish writer and journalist
- Tali Loewenthal, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê
- Heather Munro, Durham University
- Naomi Seidman, University of Toronto
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Recording available upon request to hasidic.yiddish@ucl.ac.uk.
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13 October 2020Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýDalit Assouline, University of HaifaÌý
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