On Sunday, December 6, 1964 Dr. Mordkhe Schaechter joined host Sheftl Zak to talk about College Yiddish, the textbook first published by YIVO in 1946. By the time of the program, a fourth edition of the book was in the works. Zak talks about which colleges and universities are using ...

The Debut of College Yiddish: Dr. Mordkhe Schaechter on WEVD (1964)

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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The Debut of College Yiddish: Dr. Mordkhe Schaechter on WEVD (1964)

The Debut of College Yiddish: Dr. Mordkhe Schaechter on WEVD (1964)