WEVD

YIVO Sound Archives
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From 1963-1976, YIVO had its own program on WEVD, the radio station established by the Socialist Party of America in 1927 (its call letters stand for the initials of American socialist leader Eugene V. Debs), which was purchased by the Jewish Daily Forward in 1932 and became a major venue from Yiddish programming.

  1. 07/25/2017

    Enriching Jewish Life with Yiddish (1968)

    A conference explores introducing American Jewry to Yiddish culture and literature.

  2. 06/26/2017

    When Uriel Weinreich's Dictionary Was New (1968)

    The famous Yiddish-English English-Yiddish dictionary and is significance.

  3. 05/19/2017

    Shmuel Lapin on YIVO (1968)

    A glimpse of YIVO almost 50 years ago.

  4. 05/05/2017

    Which Way for Traditional Jewish Learning in America? (1968)

    A 1968 conference paper contemplates the future of advanced yeshiva studies in America.

  5. 04/20/2017

    Historian Isaiah Trunk on Holocaust Research (1968)

    And remarks about the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.

  6. 03/16/2017

    Jacob Glatstein on Mendele (1968)

    A live recording of a lecture on Yiddish literature delivered at YIVO’s 42nd Annual Conference in 1968.

  7. 12/20/2016

    Ezekiel Lifschutz on the Yiddish Press in Warsaw (1968)

    A live recording of a lecture on the Yiddish press delivered at YIVO’s 42nd Annual Conference in 1968.

  8. 09/13/2016

    A Lecture by Yudel Mark on Mendele (1968)

    A live recording of a lecture on Yiddish literature delivered at YIVO’s 42nd Annual Conference in 1968.

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From 1963-1976, YIVO had its own program on WEVD, the radio station established by the Socialist Party of America in 1927 (its call letters stand for the initials of American socialist leader Eugene V. Debs), which was purchased by the Jewish Daily Forward in 1932 and became a major venue from Yiddish programming.

Information

  • Creator
    YIVO Sound Archives
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2017
  • Episodes
    72
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2013 YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, New York.
  • Show Website
    WEVD