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WEVD
by YIVO Sound Archives
Interviews and lecture excerpts on scholarly topics, including literature and history, with a focus on the New York Yiddish world. (Primarily in Yiddish.)
Episodes
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A Talk About the Father of Yiddish Theater (1968)
Today's episode was originally broadcast on March 24, 1968. Host Luba Condell is joined by Ezekiel Lifschutz for a talk about Abraham Goldfaden (considered the “father of Yiddish theater”). Condell and Lifschutz trace the origins of Yiddish theater in the purim-shpil (Purim play) and its...
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Looking back: First YIVO Summer Yiddish program (1968)
YIVO’s intensive Yiddish summer program was founded 48 years ago.
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Max Weinreich on Ashkenazic Jewry, 1000-1300 (1967)
A paper by Max Weinreich on Ashkanaz, 1100-1300
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Maurice Schwartz and the Yiddish Art Theater (1965)
In this episode, originally broadcast on March 14, 1965, host Sheftl Zak sits down with Wolf Mercur, who helped YIVO acquire the papersof famed Yiddish actor, Maurice Schwartz (1890 - 1960). The collection includes 150 scripts by Sholem Asch, Abraham Goldfaden, Jacob Gordin, Peretz Hirshbein…
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Questions from Listeners - YIVO’s Program on WEVD (1964)
On December 27, 1964, host Sheftl Zak answered questions from listeners. Topics included YIVO’s plans for 1965, including projects related to its folklore collections and the upcoming publication of Uriel Weinreich’s Modern English-Yiddish Yiddish-English Dictionary (the dictionary was first...
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The Debut of College Yiddish: Dr. Mordkhe Schaechter on WEVD (1964)
On Sunday, December 6, 1964 Dr. Mordkhe Schaechter joined host Sheftl Zak to talk about College Yiddish, the textbook first published by YIVO in 1946. By the time of the program, a fourth edition of the book was in the works. Zak talks about which colleges and universities are using ...
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YIVO's Activities in London: An Interview with Michael Zylberberg (1964)
This third episode, which originally aired on April 19, 1964, features host Sheftl Zak interviewing Michael Zylberberg, journalist and YIVO representative in London. Zylberberg, a survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto, discusses Jewish life and Yiddish in London and his work collecting documents and…
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Historic YIVO Radio Program on WEVD: A Joint Project with the Cloakmakers Union (1964)
This second episode, which originally aired on January 19, 1964, features host Sheftl Zak interviewing Reva Mark, daughter of scholar Yudl Mark, about her work collecting materials about American Jewish life in the early 20th century, a joint project between YIVO and the Joint Board of the...
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Interviews and lecture excerpts on scholarly topics, including literature and history, with a focus on the New York Yiddish world. (Primarily in Yiddish.)
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WEVD is created and hosted by YIVO Sound Archives.
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