YIVO-Bard Winter Program on Ashkenazi Civilization

This January, study with leading scholars in the field of Jewish Studies. Space is limited; all classes meet on Zoom.

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UPCOMING PROGRAM

In Search of Greener Fields

Rurality, Nostalgia, and Ideology in Yiddish-American Folksong
November 6, 2024 | 7:30pm ET

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Runaway Husbands, Desperate Families

The Story of the National Desertion Bureau

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