WEVD

By YIVO Sound Archives

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... more

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WEVD episodes:

July 12, 2016 Remembering the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (1968)
A look back at one of the most significant Jewish anti-Nazi uprisings.
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June 06, 2016 Uriel Weinreich’s First Yortsayt (1968)
Uriel Weinreich, the famed linguist and lexicographer, died young.
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May 25, 2016 A Talk About the Father of Yiddish Theater (1968)
Today's episode was originally broadcast on March 24, 1968. Host Luba Condell is joined by Ezekiel Lifschutz for a talk about Abraham Goldfaden (considered the “father of Yiddish theater”). Condell and Lifschutz trace the origins of Yiddish theater in the purim-shpil (Purim play) and its development into full-scale theater productions. ...
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May 06, 2016 What was YIVO teaching NYC high school teachers in 1968?
YIVO has a long tradition of creating educational resources for all levels of schooling.
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April 21, 2016 A Yiddish course for high school students (1968)
Back in 1968, there was a Yiddish course for high school students in New York City.
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March 30, 2016 YIVO and Yiddish (1968)
YIVO has been active for decades in the teaching of Yiddish and the documentation of Yiddish culture.
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March 14, 2016 YIVO 48 Years Ago on WEVD (1968)
What was YIVO up to in 1968?
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March 02, 2016 Looking back: First YIVO Summer Yiddish program (1968)
YIVO’s intensive Yiddish summer program was founded 48 years ago.
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February 10, 2016 Yudel Mark Discusses the Czernowitz Conference
Yudel Mark discusses the importance of the Czernowitz Conference, the first international conference devoted to Yiddish.
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January 20, 2016 A Scholarly Look at Abraham Mapu
Abraham Mapu was a seminal figure in the rise of modern Hebrew literature.
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How many episodes does WEVD have?

The podcast currently has 72 episodes available.