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Episode 0102: The Jewish Roots of "Yiddish Fight Club"
Curator Eddy Portnoy shares the story behind "Yiddish Fight Club," a new exhibit at YIVO about Jewish boxers and wrestlers. The exhibit looks at the rich, if surprising, history of Jewish brawlers and the colorful Yiddish slang of that world.
Episode 0102
June 2, 2015
Yiddish Book Center
Amherst, Massachusetts
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Curator Eddy Portnoy shares the story behind "Yiddish Fight Club," a new exhibit at YIVO about Jewish boxers and wrestlers. The exhibit looks at the rich, if surprising, history of Jewish brawlers and the colorful Yiddish slang of that world.
Episode 0102
June 2, 2015
Yiddish Book Center
Amherst, Massachusetts
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