#1594: A Taste Of Honey On The Page | The Best Of Our Knowledge

April 09, 2021 00:27:29
#1594: A Taste Of Honey On The Page | The Best Of Our Knowledge
The Best Of Our Knowledge
#1594: A Taste Of Honey On The Page | The Best Of Our Knowledge

Apr 09 2021 | 00:27:29

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Show Notes

Taking over a century of children’s stories and assembling a comprehensive collection is quite an undertaking. Now, make those stories that were originally written in Yiddish, and you end up with an impressive package of all forms of writing and unique perspectives of the world. And that’s why we’re talking today with Miriam Udel.

Dr. Udel is a rabbi and an Associate Professor in the Department of German Studies and the Tam Institute of Jewish Studies at Emory University. Her new collection is called Honey on the Page – A Treasury of Yiddish Children’s Literature. We asked why she took on this project now. (more…)

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