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Hello, The following event may be of interest to you: Jewish Humor fromTevye the Dairyman to Lenny Bruce Tuesday, March 12, 2019 This talk follows Jewish humor from Sholem Aleichem’s monologues to American Jewish fiction and standup comedy. At the core of this story is an oral-style voice that began in Yiddish and moved to American writing in works by authors like Yezierska, Rosten, Paley, and Roth. Echoes of Yiddish continue as a prominent part of Jewish humor in performances by Lenny Bruce and in current television series. The evening will feature film clips and live performance.Ken Frieden, the B. G. Rudolph Professor of Judaic Studies at Syracuse University, published Travels in Translation: Sea Tales at the Source of Jewish Fiction in 2016. Prior books include Classic Yiddish Fiction (1995) and anthologies of Yiddish literature in translation, such as Tales of Mendele the Book Peddler (1996) and Classic Yiddish Stories (2004). At Syracuse University Press, Frieden edits the series Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and Art. Time: 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 Location: Olin Humanities, Room 102 Sponsor: Jewish Studies Program; Literature Program Contact: Cecile Kuznitz. E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 845-758-7543 If you would like to see more events please visit the following URL: http://www.bard.edu/academics/programs/physics/events/