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Annual Mordkhe Schaechter Memorial Program

Sunday Jul 9, 2017 1:00pm
Program in Memory of Dr. Mordkhe and Charne Schaechter

This program is in Yiddish.
Reception to follow.

Co-sponsored by the League for Yiddish


Admission: Free

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Keynote Speaker:

Dr. Rakhmiel Peltz (Professor of Sociolinguistics, Director of Judaic Studies, Drexel University)

In Honor of Uriel Weinreich's 50th Yortsayt
“Uriel Weinreich as a Bridge in Jewish Culture Between Eastern Europe and America”

Musical Program:

Inna Barmash (Co-founder of the Klez Dispensers, Princeton's first klezmer band; solo album, "Yiddish Lullabies and Love Songs"; toured with Ljova and the Kontraband)

“The Echoes of My Grandparents”

Arele (Arun) Viswanath (Grandson of Mordkhe and Charne Schaechter; Yiddish activist)