David G. Roskies (Pt. 1 of 2)

Interview with Prof. David G. Roskies. This is part 1 of 2. Part
2 airs next week.


About Dr. Roskies: David G. Roskies is the Sol and Evelyn Henkind
Chair in Yiddish Literature and Culture and a professor of Jewish
literature at The Jewish Theological Seminary. Since 2013, he has
also served as the Naomi Prawer Kadar Visiting Professor of
Yiddish Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Dr.
Roskies was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
in 2012.


Roskies has published nine books, including, notably,
Yiddishlands (2008), a personal and family memoir described as a
"whirlwind tour of modern Yiddish culture", which is discussed in
detail in his interview with the Yiddish Voice. Roskies received
his undergraduate and graduate education at Brandeis University,
where he received his doctorate in 1975. He was an early member
of the highly influential Havurat Shalom in Somerville, MA, and
co-founded Yugntruf (Youth for Yiddish; yugntruf.org), an
organization of Yiddish-speaking young adults.


Also: in honor of Thanksgiving: "Intervyu Mitn Toyrki" (Interview
with a Turkey) by the late Yiddish radio host, actor, and cantor
Ben Gailing, from his radio show "Der Freylekher Kabtsen". Thanks
to Hankus Netsky, tsu lange yor, Ben's producer, for this
recording.