Last Chance
July 20, 2026
Koffler Arts presents World Play, an ongoing series, curated by Alon Nashman, celebrating Toronto’s extraordinary linguistic and cultural diversity – a city where over 200 languages are spoken.
A series of three English-language lectures with Prof. Kalman Weiser about Yiddish language and Yiddish studies. Co-presented with the California Institute for Yiddish Culture and Language.
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Winter Lecture Series in English with Prof. Kalman Weiser
Co-presented by the California Institute of Yiddish Culture and Language and the UJA Committee for Yiddish
Sunday, January 9, 2022, 2pm EST: “Di tsores mit fardreyte yidishe nemen,” How Ashkenazic Jews Got Their Names and the Troubles They Have Caused Them
Sunday, February 13, 2022, 2pm EST: New and Old Theories About the Origins of Yiddish and the Origins of Ashkenazic Jews
Sunday, March 13, 2022, 2pm EST: The Astonishing History (and Future) of Yiddish in Universities
For more information and details on how to register, please click here.
Kalman Weiser is the Silber Family Professor of Modern Jewish Studies at York University. His books include Key Concepts in the Study of Antisemitism, the expanded edition of Solomon Birnbaum’s Yiddish: A Survey and A Grammar, and Jewish People, Yiddish Nation: Noah Prylucki and the Folkists in Poland.
Presented by:
A Kultura Collective Member
In Partnership with:
California Institute for Yiddish Culture and Language
Start Date: January 9, 2022
Closing Date: March 13, 2022
January 9, 2022, 2pm EST
Sunday, February 13, 2022, 2pm EST
Sunday, March 13, 2022, 2pm EST
Sunday, February 13, 2022, 2pm EST
Sunday, March 13, 2022, 2pm EST
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