S.E. Wimberly Library, 5th Floor, Weiner Suite

Tuesday, March 18 at 4PM
Book Talk: Remaking the World, One Child at a Time:
Yiddish Children's Literature and Ashkenazi Jewish Modernity
 
Thursday, March 20 at 4PM
Collection Talk: Yiddish Childhood, Hungry for the World: Treasures of the FAU Yiddish Children's Literature Collection
 
Join Dr. Miriam Udel for two engaging talks on Remaking the World, One Child at a Time: Yiddish Children's Literature and Ashkenazi Jewish Modernity:
Explore how Yiddish children's literature served as a powerful tool for cultural transformation and the intergenerational transmission of values. Don’t miss this opportunity to delve into history, literature, and the profound impact of Ashkenazi Jewish modernity!
Miriam Udel, associate professor at Emory University and director of the Tam Institute of Jewish Studies, is a renowned scholar of Yiddish language, literature, and culture. An award-winning author and translator, her works include Honey on the Page and the forthcoming Modern Jewish Worldmaking Through Yiddish Children's Literature. Udel’s research explores children’s literature as a tool for cultural transmission and political formation. She is currently the inaugural Robert S. Rifkind Senior Fellow at the Center for Jewish History.
 
 

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