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Past Events
Sun, Jul 12Northtown Branch, Chicago Public LibraryBibi Marcell and Gail Mangurten will play Yiddish soul music that will warm your hearts and make you want to clap and sing along!
Multiple DatesSun, Jun 28ZoomCome enjoy a relaxed discussion about Yiddish expressions and idioms
Sun, Jun 28Northbrook Public LibraryAudiences of all backgrounds and ages will enjoy the variety, virtuosity, and humor of a Maxwell Street Klezmer Quintet performance.
Thu, Jun 18NeoFuturariumQueer Yiddish theatre collective GLYK performs scenes from Sholem Asch and Paula R. (Prilutski)
Sun, May 31After-Words bookstoreפּלאַטאָנישע ייִדיש־רעדנדיקע װערסיע פֿון ספּיד דײטינג! platonic, Yiddish-speaking version of speed dating
Tue, May 19Goethe-Institut Chicagofrom Haymarket to the 1910 Garment Workers' Strike
Wed, May 06Room 201 (Tea Room) - or by zoomShort Fiction by Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union With editors/translators Sasha Senderovich & Harriet Murav
Fri, Apr 24Zoom or Uni of Chicago - Classics rm 110The artist and journalist Molly Crabapple will discuss her new book, “Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund.” The panel will also feature Dr. Mindl Cohen (Yiddish Book Center) and Prof. Faith Hillis (History).
Sun, Apr 19zoomYiddish and the Interracial Left: The Story of The International Workers’ Order
Sun, Dec 14ZoomJoin us for a talk with Jordan Chad on his recently released book Christmas in Yiddish Tradition
Sun, Dec 07zoomJoin historian Anette Isaacs for a compelling exploration of contemporary Jewish life in Germany, revealing how the nation’s third-largest Jewish community has rebuilt, thrived, and redefined its identity eight decades after World War II.
Fri, Nov 14in scenic Champaign and Urbana, IllinoisWe are excited to announce the inaugural Midwest Yiddishfest, a three-day Yiddish arts and culture festival held November 14-16 across Champaign-Urbana.
Thu, Nov 13International House, U of ChicagoKlezmer meets chamber music in Craig Judelman’s celebration of transformative Yiddish songs, feat. Lorin Sklamberg (The Klezmatics) & Sasha Lurje.
Sun, Nov 02zoomA discussion with Joe Butwin, associate professor emeritus of English and Jewish Studies at the University of Washington, about his recent book of conversations with Jewish veterans of the Spanish Civil War.
Sun, Oct 26Skokie public LibraryIn honor of Sarah Lazarus, Eleanor Reissa brings us her voice, humor, and love of Yiddish for an afternoon of timeless and fresh musical treasures. A natural storyteller, she invites us on a journey where past, present, and future come together in song. She will be joined by pianist Rob Schwimmer.
Tue, Oct 21Panchos Rooftop & CantinaHave a drink, khap a shmues, fres a quesadilla. YIVO students and friends are invited to Pancho's Rooftop & Cantina to meet students, teachers, and other Yiddishists.
Sun, Oct 12ChicagoAn Interactive Walking Tour of Chicago's Jewish History
Sun, Oct 05zoomJoin Chicago YIVO for a special online lecture by Samuel Norich, former YIVO executive director, on the past, present, and future of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.
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