Join us on Zoom for a virtual session of < em>On the Landing: Stories of Yenta Mash. \; \;Matt Johnson\, Senior Lecturer\, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures\, and Director of Yiddish and Ashkenazic Studies at The Ohio State University\, will co-facilitate the book discussion to provide cultural and historical contexts for these stories translated from Yiddish.
\nRegist ration is required to receive the Zoom link. Participants in Cent ral Ohio who are registered for the reading group will receive a copy of&n bsp\;On the Landing \;to read and return to the library after the book discussion. On the Landing \;is also accessible on< a href="https://www.hoopladigital.com/"> \;Hoopla \;for parti cipants outside of Central Ohio.
\nBexley Public Library has been se lected as a participating library for the Yiddish Book Center's "Stories o f Exile" Reading Groups for Public Libraries for 2023. We began this year- long series with an in person discussion on May 15 of \;On the Lan ding: Stories of Yenta Mash\, \;but we're offering a virtual sess ion as well due to patron feedback. \; \; \;
\nAbout the reading group:
\nThe Yiddish Book Center&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Stories of Exile&rdquo\; Reading Groups for Public Libraries is a reading and discussion program t o engage teens and adults in thinking about experiences of displacement\, migration\, and diaspora. In this program\, librarians organize reading gr oups to discuss three books of Yiddish literature in translation\, and one book related to the experience of a community served by their library. Th e Yiddish Book Center&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Stories of Exile&rdquo\; Reading Gr oups for Public Libraries is made possible by a gift from Sharon Karmazin.
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