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Dos vort in der virtueler yidisher gas: How Online Social Spaces Are Strengthening Transnational Yiddish Community
freygl gertsovski
As Yiddish and klezmer events moved online over the past two years, some Yiddishists doubted whether they could translate to a screen. But it is structured spaces, not physical encounters, that facilitate opportunities for connection — which I and many others found a way to replicate online.
Dec 23, 2021
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