The Yiddish Voice was in Israel earlier in June 2023 and had the opportunity to interview Avrom Novershtern, who is professor emeritus from the Yiddish Program at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and currently serves as the director of Beit Sholem Aleichem in Tel Aviv, a cultural center devoted to Yiddish and the Eastern European Jewish Heritage

Topics discussed:

1. About Beys Sholem Aleykhem - history, accomplishments, current activities (בית שלום עליכם) (Find on Facebook; Find on the Web).

Novershtern - Women Writers Controversy - Timeline and Links:

• Monday Jul 12, 2021: YIVO Yiddish Civilization Lecture:

• Yiddish Women Writers (Part 1) with Avraham Novershtern (In Yiddish)

• https://youtu.be/3wl81swZO2A

• Episode 54: Re: "Yiddish Women Writers" | ייִדישע שרײַבערינס / July 19, 2021

• http://www.vaybertaytsh.com/episodes/2021/7/18/episode-54-re-yiddish-women-writers-hjhes

• Yiddish Women Writers (Part 2) with Avraham Novershtern (In Yiddish)

• https://youtu.be/66iydt6dzg0

• Women Writers in Yiddish Literature with Anita Norich and Karolina Szymaniak (In Yiddish)

• https://youtu.be/p2p_gt0EBIQ

Music and Comedy Recordings, mostly in honor of July 4th, America's Independence Day:

• Intro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an instrumental track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing Waltz

Air Date: June 28, 2023