I am currently accepting requests for new clients! Please be in touch if you are interested in my history talks, editing services, or book project consultations.
Or catch me in person! I’ll be returning to Yiddish New York in December 2023.
RADICAL HOUSEWIVES: JEWISH WOMEN’S ACTIVISM ON THE
LOWER EAST SIDE
I’ve created a new walking tour with the Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy! It will be presented via Zoom in October 2020. Check the LESJC page for more details.
YIVO INSTITUTE
YIDDISH CHILDREN’S LITERATURE TODAY
Wednesday Oct 7, 2020 1:00pm
What is the potential for Yiddish literature to educate not just Jewish readers, but non-Jewish readers? How is Yiddish literature different from other texts aimed at young Jewish readers? What can it bring to the field of Jewish children's literature that other texts might not? Join us for a conversation exploring these questions moderated by Rokhl Kafrissen (Tablet Magazine) with Miriam Udel, Naomi Seidman, and Jennifer Young.
PAST EVENTS
Yiddish New York Festival
December 21-26, 2019
The Yiddish Housewives' Revolt (based on my book-in-progress)
I'll be discussing radical Jewish women's roles in the Communist movement, the Civil Rights Movement, the anti-Vietnam resistance, and the nuclear disarmament movement. What prompted Jewish immigrant housewives to put their lives and families on the line, and to become activists? And how did their activism change as they became Americans? Join me to learn more.
Rutgers University
October 6, 2019
Paul Robeson, “Negro-Jewish” Unity, and the "Jewish People’s Movement" in the 1940s: Legacy and Challenges
I'll be participating in a panel discussion exploring Paul Robeson’s connections to the Jewish community, left-wing political movements, and the Soviet Union in the 1940s.