More than Dates: Yiddish Calendars as Cultural Agents, 1870-1914 – Live on Zoom

Tuesday, July 28, 2026•2:00 PM

Beginning in the mid-nineteenth century and until the outbreak of WWI, some Yiddish calendars / almanacs began to change their traditional character and broaden their scope. This presentation will provide an overview of how these almanacs transformed into a kind of condensed encyclopedia and presented Yiddish as a “normal” language of culture.

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Visionary founder Bruce Slovin united five renowned institutions under one roof to create this center dedicated to preserving and sharing Jewish historical records. It's a collaborative home for organizations like the American Jewish Historical Society and the Leo Baeck Institute.story

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