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Events at Stanford
“The Criminal Underworld in
Yiddish Literature”
Professor Avraham Novershtern, the Hebrew
University of Jerusalem
8PM, Thursday, May 12, 2011,
Koret Pavilion at the Ziff Center (Hillel at Stanford)
The Jewish criminal underworld has been a recurring motif
in modern Yiddish literature, from its beginnings in the mid-19th
century to stories written in modern-day Israel. Some of the works
devoted to this topic became popular even beyond the realm of
Yiddish letters. Sholem Asch’s play “God of Vengeance,” for
instance, was the first Yiddish play to enjoy considerable success
on the world stage, being produced in German, Russian, and English,
among other languages. In more than one case, the actors in these
productions were put on trial for charges of obscenity.
What are the reasons for this unrelenting interest in the
Jewish underworld? How was this topic shaped in Yiddish literature?
How did it present the range of Jewish criminals—thieves,
prostitutes, and gangsters? This talk offered by Prof. Avraham
Novershtern of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem will address these
questions, while situating them in their larger cultural and
literary contexts.
For a PDF version of the flier.
This event is free and open to the
community.
Closest parking at Tresidder
For directions see http://hillel.stanford.edu/content/view/24/47/
For more information, please contact Isaac Bleaman.
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The Clara Sumpf Yiddish Lecture Series:
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/jewishstudies/events.html
The Stanford Leyenkrayz
The Stanford Yiddish Reading Circle (Leyenkrayz) meets on Friday afternoons to discuss
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The Stanford Klezmer Band
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