In this episode, believed to have been broadcast on October 25, 1964, host Sheftl Zak interviews Yudel Mark, editor of the journal Yidishe Shprakh and co-editor of the Great Dictionary of the Yiddish Language, about his work on the Great Dictionary and YIVO's involvement with the project. (Yudel Mark's papers ...

The Great Dictionary of the Yiddish Language: Interview with Yudel Mark

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 Great Dictionary of the Yiddish Language: Interview with Yudel Mark

The Great Dictionary of the Yiddish Language: Interview with Yudel Mark