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The Forward is a renowned Jewish newspaper published originally in 1897.The Norton Anthology was published in 2017 and contains more than a century of fiction in translation from the Yiddish. Ezra Glinter, editor, collected these short works which reflect 120 years of the life of the paper and the lives of Jewish immigrants through poverty, two world wars, and a redefinition of Jewish identity through assimilation.
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INSTRUCTOR: Marcia Tannenbaum is a longtime WISE instructor who has been teaching in Jewish and secular settings since 1967. She holds a B.A. and a M.A. in English from Simmons and a J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law. Marcia grew up hearing “secret” Yiddish in her home and often hears her grandchildren speaking Yiddish.
REQUIRED BOOK: Have I Got a Story for You. Ezra Gilnter (Ed). W.W. Norton and Co., 2017. ISBN 978393062700.
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