The Bexley Public Library has been selecte d as a participating library for the Yiddish Book Center's "Stories of Exi le" Reading Groups for Public Libraries for 2023. We will begin this year- long series with a discussion of \;On the Landing: Stories of Yent a Mash. Naomi Brenner\, Associate Professor in the Department of Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures at The Ohio State Universi ty\, will co-facilitate the book discussion to provide cultural and histor ical contexts for these stories translated from Yiddish. Registration is r equired\; those who are registered for the reading group will receive a co py of \;On the Landing \;to read and return to the librar y after the book discussion.
\nAbout the reading group:
\nThe Yiddish Book Center&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Stories of Exile&rdquo\; Reading Grou ps for Public Libraries is a reading and discussion program to engage teen s and adults in thinking about experiences of displacement\, migration\, a nd diaspora. In this program\, librarians organize reading groups to discu ss three books of Yiddish literature in translation\, and one book related to the experience of a community served by their library. The Yiddish Boo k Center&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Stories of Exile&rdquo\; Reading Groups for Publ ic Libraries is made possible by a gift from Sharon Karmazin.
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