Miriam Udel: Honey on the Page
The 'Yiddish Voice' Podcast · Yiddish Voice ייִדיש קול
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Show Notes
- Interview with Miriam Udel, editor and translator of Honey on the Page: A Treasury of Yiddish Children's Literature (NYU Press, October 2020). Additional info from publisher: https://nyupress.org/9781479874132/honey-on-the-page/
Miriam Udel is associate professor of Yiddish language, literature, and culture at Emory University, where she studies the Jewish encounter with modernity. She holds an AB in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University, as well as a PhD in Comparative Literature from the same institution. For more information visit her web site: http://miriamudel.com
Udel was interviewed by regular Yiddish Voice contributor Lillian ("Leah") Shporer-Leavitt, who prepared by reading the English translation as well as the Yiddish original from scans of old books. Leavitt is an experienced Yiddish teacher and translator, and is currently offering Yiddish language classes on "Zoom" at Boston Workers Circle (https://www.circleboston.org/yiddishclasses).
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From our archive: for Hanukkah: Miriam Libenson gives a tribute to Ben Gailing (http://www.yiddishvoice.com/gailing/), reading excerpts from his book Git A Shmeykhl. Originally recorded and aired in 1993 on Di Yidishe Sho (WBRS 100.1 FM/Waltham, MA).
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Music:
- Sidor Belarsky: Oy Ir Kleyne Likhtelekh
- Jacob Barkin: Chanuko oy Chanuko
- Intro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an instrumental track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing Waltz
Air Date: December 2, 2020