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Justin Cammy
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Justin Cammy is assistant professor of Jewish Studies and Comparative Literature at Smith College in Massachusetts. An expert in Yiddish literature and culture, he currently is finishing a book project on Yiddish poets in interwar Eastern Europe. In fall 2009 he was a Mellon Fellow and Visiting Professor at UCLA, and in 2006 he was awarded Smith's Sherrerd Award for distinguished teaching.
When Yiddish Was Young
- Saturday 8:30 PM–9:45 PM Gershman Y, Classroom 410
- Sunday 9:30 AM–10:45 AM Hamilton Building, Room 316
Arts and Culture, Teen Friendly, Text and Thought
Return to the golden age of Yiddish, when poets flourished in the three great centers of America, Poland, and the Soviet Union. Justin Cammy, professor at Smith College, Mellon Fellow at UCLA, and expert in Yiddish literature and culture, guides us on a journey through the moment "when Yiddish was young." No knowledge of Yiddish is required. Includes discussion of Yiddish poetry in translation.
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