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    December 30, 2025: chat in Yiddish about the writer David Umru

    We continue our cooperation with Beit Leivik, and this time we invite you to chat in small groups with Shlomo Lerman about the Yiddish writer David Umru. The meeting will take place on Zoom on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at 6:00 PM (Israel time).

    Admission is free and everyone is welcome! Please register in advance here: https://www.leyvik.org/event-details/lamyr-kapn-a-smws-wyp-mam-lswn-4/form

    The event is supported by the National Authority for Yiddish Culture.

    David Umru's books can be purchased at the bookstore:

    Dertseylungen (1910–1941) - Yiddish

    Dertseylungen | Sipurim - Yiddish/Hebrew

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    April 15, 2026: Prof. Idelson-Shein to present her book in Tel Aviv University

    April 15, 2026: Prof. Idelson-Shein to present her book in Tel Aviv University

    The Jona Goldrich Institute Seminar Series in Yiddish Language, Literature and Culture will resume with a talk by Professor Iris Idelson-Shein from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.&…
    Ma'ayan Tzadok's M.A. thesis on One Thousand and One Nights supported by the Authority

    Ma'ayan Tzadok's M.A. thesis on One Thousand and One Nights supported by the Authority

    For 11 years, the National Authority for Yiddish Culture has been awarding scholarships to students at institutions of higher education whose research focuses on the Yiddish language and culture. We…
    February 13, 2026 on Zoom: Prof. Estraikh's lecture “Yiddish in the Cold War”

    February 13, 2026 on Zoom: Prof. Estraikh's lecture “Yiddish in the Cold War”

    The public is invited to attend an open lecture by Prof. Gennady Estraikh from New York University “Yiddish in the Cold War.” It will be held in Yiddish on Zoom on Friday, February 13, 2026…
    Tel Aviv Municipality offers awards for Yiddish literature works

    Tel Aviv Municipality offers awards for Yiddish literature works

    Tel Aviv-Jaffo Municipality calls for nominations for the Mendele Moykher-Sforim Awards for literary or research in Yiddish or translations
    January 23, 2026: screening of the documentary about Sutzkever in Tel Aviv

    January 23, 2026: screening of the documentary about Sutzkever in Tel Aviv

    We are glad to invite you to the screening of the documentary film about the poet, fighter and Israel Prize winner Avrom Sutzkever: “Ver vet blaybn?” (“Who Will Remain?”). The event will take place…
    January 20, 2026: Dr. Yaniv Goldberg to lecture in Rishon LeZion

    January 20, 2026: Dr. Yaniv Goldberg to lecture in Rishon LeZion

    On Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at the Yiddish club “Me lakht tsuzamen” (“Laughing Together”) located at the Ramat Eliyahu Community Center (Abba Silver St. 2, Rishon LeZion), Dr. Yaniv Goldberg - a le…
    January 13, 2026: Zoom lecture on the history of Yiddish Literature in China

    January 13, 2026: Zoom lecture on the history of Yiddish Literature in China

    On Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at 4:00 PM (Israel time), Prof. Yitzhak Lewis (Duke Kunshan University, China) will deliver a lecture in Hebrew on Zoom on the topic: “A Century of Yiddish Literature in…
    Shlomo Groman's doctoral dissertation supported by the Authority

    Shlomo Groman's doctoral dissertation supported by the Authority

    For ten years, the National Authority for Yiddish Culture has been awarding scholarships to research students, who study at Israeli institutions of higher education and whose research focuses on the…
    January 7-14, 2026: ‘Der Dybbuk’ at the Tel Aviv University Theatre

    January 7-14, 2026: ‘Der Dybbuk’ at the Tel Aviv University Theatre

    The play ‘Der Dybbuk’ will be performed by the actors of the Tel Aviv University Theatre between January 7-14, 2026, in the Schotland Hall, Gilman Building, Tel Aviv University Campus. Here is the…
    December 23, 2025: Blekherovich, Sivan perform in Rishon Lezion

    December 23, 2025: Blekherovich, Sivan perform in Rishon Lezion

    On Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at the Yiddish club "Me Lakht Tsuzamen" (Laughing Together), located at the Ramat Eliyahu Community Center, composer, musical arranger, and pianist Misha Blekherov…

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      Then contact Yehudit Solel at 03-6006325