March 17 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Free
Leonard Greenspoon, Creighton U. Jewish civilization professor, talks about the history of Jews translating the Hebrew Bible and their influences on non-Jewish versions. Presented by Jewish Community Library. Free, with registration.Event Website
March 14 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Free
Wesleyan U. professor emeritus Mark Slobin talks about how Yiddish songs were vital in the early 1900s, declined during Jewish assimilation and recovered after World War II. Presented by Jewish Community Library and KlezCalifornia. Free, with registration.
March 14 @ 11:00 am - 12:45 pm Free
Michael Wex, author of three books on Yiddish, talks about old sayings and their literal translations (such as “don’t knock me a tea kettle”), how they developed and why the Jews needed a language of their own like Yiddish. Presented by KlezCalifornia, Jewish Community Library and Chochmat HaLev. Free, with registration.Event Website