Join The Naomi Foundation and the Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies for the Naomi Prawer Kadar Annual Memorial Lecture on Bad Rabbis, Brawlers, Psychics, and Thieves: Sensationalism in the Yiddish Press with Eddy Portnoy.
Date: Tuesday, March 20
Time: light reception at 6:30pm; lecture at 7:30pm
Location: Columbia University Faculty House, 64 Morningside Drive.
RSVPs to iijs@columbia.edu required. Seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
About Eddy Portnoy
Eddy Portnoy received his Ph.D. from the Jewish Theological Seminary. A specialist in Jewish popular culture, he has published in numerous academic journals and also in The Forward and in Tablet Magazine. He currently serves as Academic Advisor for the Max Weinreich Center and Exhibition Curator at the YIVO. He is the author of Bad Rabbi and Other Strange but True Stories from the Yiddish Press (Stanford University Press, 2017).
About the Annual Naomi Prawer Kadar Memorial Lecture
The Annual Naomi Prawer Kadar Memorial Lecture provides an opportunity for the public to explore topics of Yiddish language and linguistics, the history of Yiddish, Yiddish children’s literature and education. The lecture is supported by the Naomi Prawer Kadar Foundation, Inc., which is dedicated to reimagining education. As an extension of Naomi Prawer Kadar's life’s work, the foundation's goal is to empower educators and promote leadership in education in order to inspire and nurture the next generation. Through entrepreneurial and established channels and together with their partners and grantees, the Naomi Foundation drives innovation to create meaningful and lasting impact. The Naomi Foundation champions Yiddish, Naomi’s lifelong passion, as a vibrant, rich, and contemporary language. The Naomi Foundation advances the teaching and learning of Yiddish, particularly in academic and scholarly settings.
