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Podcast: Jewish Ideas to Change the World
Episode: Justin Cammy - Why Yiddish Matters
Description: Professor Justin Cammy, director of Jewish studies at Smith College (www.smith.edu/academics/jewish-studies) presents his Valley Beit Midrash lecture "Why Yiddish Matters" before an audience at Congregation Or Tzion (www.congregationortzion.org) in Scottsdale, AZ.
ABOUT THIS LECTURE: What is the relationship between language and fate, homecomings and leave-takings, the commitment to art and a writer’s service to his community? We will explore these questions through the prism of Sutzkever, whom one scholar called “the last great Yiddish poet.” Justin Cammy, a leading world expert on Sutzkever, will introduce us to Sutzkever’s writings, from the beginning of his c...