Language and Place: Poetry in Yiddish and Pennsylvania Dutch

Josh Brown (UW–Eau Claire), Matt Johnson (UW–Madison), Mark Louden (UW–Madison), Sunny Yudkoff (UW–Madison)
UW–Madison Memorial Union, Old Madison Room, 800 Langdon Street
@ 4:00 pm

Yiddish and Pennsylvania Dutch are among a small number of minority languages in North America that are thriving. In addition to being vibrant vernaculars, both languages serve as vehicles for multiple literary and dramatic genres, including poetry. …

Kick Up Your Heels to “Die Tanzgeiger”

@ 6:00 pm

Speaker(s): “Die Tanzgeiger” Austrian Dance Band Location: UW-Madison, University Club, 803 State Street Co-sponsor(s): Friends of UW-Madison Libraries, the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures, Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture, Mills Music Library …