What co nnects a bride-to-be in Italy of the 1600s\, an el even-year old typesetter in the year 1710 and a se cretary from Poland of the early twentieth century to a modern Yiddish-reading woman? They are all p art of the story of Yiddish women and the book.
\n \nSince the medieval period up to the 21st century\, women have been a driving force of the Yiddish book market – as customers and readers who se taste shaped literary production\, as patroness es who supported the printing of books\, as women for whom manuscripts were copied\, as printers wit h their own publishing houses\, as typesetters and proofreaders\, typists and finally\, writers.
\n \nUnruly women\, fervent readers. In this c aptivating lecture with Dr. Diana Matut we will ex plore the profound impact that women had on the en tire history of Yiddish manuscripts and books – an d get to know extraordinary Jewish women and their story with manuscripts and books of the last six hundred years.
DESCRIPTION:What connects a bride-to-be in Italy of the 1600s\ , an eleven-year old typesetter in the year 1710 a nd a secretary from Poland of the early twentieth century to a modern Yiddish-reading woman? They ar e all part of the story of Yiddish women and the b ook.\n \n \n \n Since the medieval period up to th e 21st century\, women have been a driving force o f the Yiddish book market – as customers and reade rs whose taste shaped literary production\, as pat ronesses who supported the printing of books\, as women for whom manuscripts were copied\, as printe rs with their own publishing houses\, as typesette rs and proofreaders\, typists and finally\, writer s.\n \n \n \n Unruly women\, fervent readers. In t his captivating lecture with Dr. Diana Matut (http s://yiddishsummer.eu/main/about-ysw/all-artists_bi os/dr-diana-matut.html) we will explore the profou nd impact that women had on the entire history of Yiddish manuscripts and books – and get to know ex traordinary Jewish women and their story with manu scripts and books of the last six hundred years.\n \n CATEGORIES:Concert CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260809T200000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260809T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260809T200000 LOCATION:An der Stadtmünze 4\n Kleine Synagoge\n 99084 Erfu rt \n Germany\n URL:https://civicrm.othermusicacademy.eu/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=358 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR