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A Revolution in Type: Gender and the Making of the American Yiddish Press, with Ayelet Brinn

Hosted By: Yiddish Book Center (Amherst, MA)

Between the 1880s and 1920s, Yiddish-language newspapers rose from obscurity to become successful institutions integral to American Jewish life. In this talk, Ayelet Brinn will explore this period and delve into how Yiddish-speaking immigrants came to view newspapers as indispensable parts of their daily lives.

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