Dovid Braun on 2020 YIVO Summer Program Amid COVID-19; Sholem Beinfeld on Yiddish Proverbs

In the first part of our show, hear Dovid Braun talk about
the amazing 2020 YIVO Yiddish Summer Program, interviewed by
Sholem Beinfeld. And in the last part of the show, hear
Sholem Beinfeld read and interpret selections from the book
יידישע שפּריכווערטער און רעדענסארטען (Yidishe Shprikhverter
un Redensartn), by Ignats Bernshteyn, originally published in
Warsaw in 1908, likely the largest collection of Yiddish
proverbs ever assembled.




Dovid Braun is the Academic Director of the
intensive U. Weinreich Summer Program in Yiddish Language,
Literature and Culture of the YIVO Institute for Jewish
Research.




Sholem Beinfeld is Professor of History
(Emeritus) at Washington University (St. Louis) as well as
Co-Chief Editor of the Comprehensive Yiddish-English
Dictionary.




Music:


Leibele Waldman: Der Nyer Yohr

Theo Bikel: Di Yontevdike Teg

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





We wish you all the best for a healthy, happy New Year.




לשנה טובה - א גוט געזונט יאר




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Air Date: September 2, 2020