Miriam Udel: Honey on the Page

Interview with Miriam Udel, editor and
translator of Honey on the Page: A Treasury of Yiddish Children's
Literature (NYU Press, October 2020). Additional info from
publisher: https://nyupress.org/9781479874132/honey-on-the-page/



Miriam Udel is associate professor of Yiddish language,
literature, and culture at Emory University, where she studies
the Jewish encounter with modernity. She holds an AB in Near
Eastern Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University, as
well as a PhD in Comparative Literature from the same
institution. For more information visit her web site:
http://miriamudel.com


Udel was interviewed by regular Yiddish Voice contributor
Lillian ("Leah") Shporer-Leavitt, who prepared
by reading the English translation as well as the Yiddish
original from scans of old books. Leavitt is an experienced
Yiddish teacher and translator, and is currently offering Yiddish
language classes on "Zoom" at Boston Workers Circle
(https://www.circleboston.org/yiddishclasses).




From our archive: for Hanukkah: Miriam
Libenson gives a tribute to Ben
Gailing (http://www.yiddishvoice.com/gailing/),
reading excerpts from his book Git A Shmeykhl. Originally
recorded and aired in 1993 on Di Yidishe Sho (WBRS 100.1
FM/Waltham, MA).




Music:


Sidor Belarsky: Oy Ir Kleyne Likhtelekh

Jacob Barkin: Chanuko oy Chanuko

Intro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an
instrumental track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing
Waltz





Air Date: December 2, 2020