Event
Yiddish: A Tale of Survival
Friday, April 11, 2014 10:00
Sherbrooke 688
688 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 3R1, CA
McGill Community for Lifelong Learning (MCLL) Lecture
Lecturer: Katherine Moore
Time: April 11, 10:00 am
A 63-min.documentary about the resilience and survival of Yiddish language and culture since the Holocaust. The grassroots efforts to maintain the viability of Yiddish are captured via the stories of three generations of Yiddish speakers, from Tel Aviv, Montreal and Paris. Film-maker Abigail HIrsch will lead post-screening discussion.