Dec

15 2024

How the Holocaust Changed the Yiddish Language, with Hannah Pollin-Galay

2:00PM - 4:00PM  

Yiddish Book Center 1021 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002
(413) 256-4900
https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/

Contact Eva Gellman
413-256-4900
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https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/

During and immediately after World War II, Eastern European Jews perceived a radical transformation in the Yiddish language. This perception inspired some intellectuals to create dictionaries and glossaries that deciphered the metamorphosis of Yiddish words. Others incorporated this new strain of Yiddish into their poetry and prose. In this conversation, Hannah will explore Khurbn Yiddish (Yiddish of the Holocaust) as a form of Holocaust memory. Following the conversation there will be a book signing.