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Join us for a Zoom conversation with the writer and researcher
Prof. Daniel Soyer
on the topic
Hidden Autobiographies:
200 Stories of Jewish Immigrants in America
We will hear about the history of the autobiography contest that YIVO held in 1942, on the topic “Why I left my old home, and what I achieved in America,” when over 200 'ordinary,' everyday people sent in their life stories. We will read some examples from those treasures and get to know some of the writers and their lives. Additionally, we will discuss Soyer's own history, and his books and research that deal with Jewish immigrants, Jews in America, and left-wing ideologies.
(The conversation will be in Yiddish.)
Sunday, May 19, 2024
West Coast: 10:00 AM
East Coast: 1:00 PM
London: 18:00
Paris: 19:00
Israel: 20:00
Please register on Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/200-tickets-904351709307
After you have registered, you will receive the Zoom link by email from Eventbrite. If you don’t see it, please check your spam folder, or contact us at eli@leagueforyiddish.org
Daniel Soyer, a professor at Fordham University, previously served as an archivist at YIVO. He has co-edited and authored several books in English relevant to our topic. Some of his works include: The Jewish Metropolis: New York from the 17th to the 21st Centuries (2021); The Stars Bear Witness: The Jewish Labor Bund, 1897-2017 (2017); My Future is in America: Autobiographies of East European Jewish Immigrants (2006/2008); and Jewish Immigrant Associations and American Identity in New York, 1880-1939 (1997/2001).
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