Modern Jewish Worldmaking Through Yiddish Children’s Literature

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research presents a conversation on “Modern Jewish Worldmaking Through Yiddish Children’s Literature,” which traces how twentieth-century Yiddish stories and poems for children fostered new, secular formulations of Jewish identity across continents. Miriam Udel examines how this literature advanced varied political ideologies and a project of Jewish cultural nationalism before the Holocaust, creating a symbolic world for children grounded in dignity, justice, and joy. The discussion will feature Udel in conversation with Marjorie Ingall.