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Women in Exile: What Yenta Mash Can Tell Us, with Ellen Cassedy

Hosted By: Yiddish Book Center (Amherst, MA)

Yenta Mash (1922–2013) was an extraordinary writer whose own life story of exile and regime change deeply informed her work. In this talk, Ellen Cassedy, translator of the collection On the Landing: Stories by Yenta Mash, will speak about the author’s life and her luminous short stories.

This live event will be presented via Zoom. Space is limited—registration is required.

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Yiddish Book Center (Amherst, MA)

The Yiddish Book Center is a nonprofit organization working to tell the whole Jewish story by rescuing, translating, and disseminating Yiddish books and presenting innovative educational programs that broaden understanding of modern Jewish identity. The Yiddish Book Center is home to permanent and visiting exhibits; two performance halls with a year-round schedule of educational programs, concerts (including the annual Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music), films, and events; an English-language bookstore; and a million Yiddish books.
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