Midwest Yiddishfest - Lightning Lectures on Yiddish History & Culture
- Event Type
- Lecture
- Sponsor
- The Program in Jewish Culture & Society, CU Jewish Federation
- Location
- The Activities and Recreation Center (ARC), Multipurpose Room 4
- Date
- Nov 16, 2025 1:30 - 3:30 pm
- Contact
- Rachelle Grossman
- rtgrossm@illinois.edu
- Views
- 4
- Originating Calendar
- Campus Humanities Calendar
This lecture series features short talks on a variety of subjects related to Yiddish, featuring UIUC's Anastasiia Strakhova on immigration, YIVO Chicago's Ben Schacht on Chicago's garment workers, the University of Michigan's Emma Lerman on children's literature illustrations, local musician Frances Harris on Klezmer today, and local Yiddishist Paul Weichsel on Yiddish and translation.