In this broadcast from January 24, 1965, we hear the paper on Yiddish literature that Dr. Mikhl (Michael) Astour delivered not long before at YIVO’ annual conference: "One Hundred Years of Yiddish Literature: From Mendele's Little Man to Date."As the report on the conference in Yedies noted:Professor Michael Astour surveyed ...

One Hundred Years of Yiddish Literature: From Mendele's Little Man to Date (1965)

From 1963-1976, YIVO had its own program on WEVD, the radio station established by the Socialist Party of America in 1927 (its call letters stand for the initials of American socialist leader Eugene V. Debs), which was purchased by the Jewish Daily Forward in 1932 and became a major venue from Yiddish programming.

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One Hundred Years of Yiddish Literature: From Mendele's Little Man to Date (1965)

One Hundred Years of Yiddish Literature: From Mendele's Little Man to Date (1965)