Sarah Biskowitz works at the Jewish Women's Archive as the manager of the Rising Voices Fellowship. She previously completed the Year Program at the Pardes Institute of Jewish studies and the bibliography fellowship at the Yiddish Book Center. She has written and spoken about Yiddish culture for various organizations. See more on her website, sarahbiskowitz.com.
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Blog
Discovering Di Froyen
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The fabled booklet Di Froyen Women and Yiddish: Tribute to the Past, Directions for the Future: Conference Proceedings, published in 1997, which records the Di froyen conference held October 28-29, 1995, reminds us of the conference’s legacy as a turning point for women in Yiddish. More than that, it underscores participants’ visionary goals and uphill work to achieve them. It also raises questions of gender, language, and power that continue to animate contemporary feminist Yiddishist debates.
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Pedagogy
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Pedagogy
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Pedagogy
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Pedagogy
Call for Participation: Which Universities Teach Yiddish?
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Pedagogy
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