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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Introducing our keynote speakers for Farbindungen 2026: Yiddish at Work, taking place Feb 15th-16th, virtually. We're beyond excited and honored to have Caroline Luce and Miriam Udel headlining our program this year. Call for papers and submission form can be found at bit.ly/Farbindungen26Submission

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Check out our call for papers @ גיט אַ קוק אױף אונזער קול־קורא @ bit.ly/Farbindungen26Submission

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

We're thrilled to announce our theme and dates for 2026! מר פֿרײען זיך זײער צו מעלדן אונזער טעמע און דאַטעס פֿאַרן קומענדיקן יאָר!

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Another amazing Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference has officially concluded! A sheynem, hartsikn dank to all of the speakers, moderators, audience members, and committee members who made this such a special few days. Keep an eye out for more info on next year's conference!

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Introducing! מיר שטעלן פֿאָר! The keynote panel of #Farbindungen25 Bad Yiddish will feature Saul Noam Zaritt and Natan M. Meir, moderated by Jacqueline Krass. Register today, link in bio!

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Introducing! מיר שטעלן פֿאָר! The second workshop of #Farbindungen25 is "A Glimpse of Castídish through the IWO Historical Archive." Featuring Giuliana Gotesdiner and Yazmin Kleiner. Register today, link in bio!

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

מיר שטעלן פֿאָר! The first workshop of #Farbindungen25 is "Authenticity vs. Vitality: A Discussion of Linguistic Insecurities in Post-Postvernacular Yiddish Spaces," conducted in Yiddish. Featuring Jake Schneider, Magali Bertrand, Meena-Lifshe Viswanath, and Lilye Weitzman! Link in bio to register!

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Introducing! מיר שטעלן פֿאָר! The seventh panel of #Farbindungen25 is "Lern-ing Yiddish: New Pedagogical Perspectives." Featuring Hannah Lukow, Joshua Raclaw, Nathan Bernstein, and Emma Breslow, with Asya Vaisman-Schulman. Register today, link in bio!

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Introducing! מיר שטעלן פֿאָר! The sixth panel of #Farbindungen25 is "Di goldene medine? Yiddish (in) America." Featuring Jason Rosenblum, Serra Bardin, and Uri Schreter, with Tal Hever-Chybowski. Register today, link in bio!

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Introducing! מיר שטעלן פֿאָר! The first panel of #Farbindungen25 is "Nit laytish: Impropriety in Yiddish Literature," conducted in Yiddish. Featuring Marcin Dzidek, Lindsey Bloom, and Yasha Giner, with Joshua Price. Register today, link in bio!

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Introducing! מיר שטעלן פֿאָר! The fifth panel of #Farbindungen25 is "Mitn linkn fus: Stigma on the Yiddish Stage." Featuring Rebecca Turner, Bluma Lange, and Yael Horowitz, with Ruthie Abeliovich. Register today, link in bio!

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Introducing! מיר שטעלן פֿאָר! The fourth panel of #Farbindungen25 is "Crossing the Line: The Yiddish Body Politic." Featuring Eve Glazier, Sam Bick, and Benedikt Putz, with Katarzyna Person. Register today, link in bio!

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Introducing! מיר שטעלן פֿאָר! The third panel of #Farbindungen25 is "Doing (not so) Badly: Practice as Method." Featuring Rachel Greiner, Grisha Leyfer, and Hinde Ena Burstin, with Eve Jochnowitz. Register today, link in bio!

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Introducing! מיר שטעלן פֿאָר! The second panel of #Farbindungen25 is "Dos heyst taytsh? Unfaithful Translation." Featuring Rebecca Weingart, Uri Horesh, and Pamela Brenner, with Sunny Yudkoff. Register today, link in bio!

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

#Farbindungen25 Bad Yiddish is in just two weeks! Take a look at the full schedule below to learn more about this year's panels, workshops, and keynote. The conference runs February 2-3. Register here - bit.ly/registerfarbindungen25 Full-text schedule - bit.ly/Farbindungen...

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 22/05/2024

Are you interested in joining the Farbindungen organizing team? If so, don't miss this upcoming meeting! All info is in the image below.

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 15/02/2024

Introducing! מיר שטעלן פֿאָר! We will be offering 2 interactive workshops at #Farbindungen24, featuring Rebecca Weingart (Washington University in St. Louis) and Hinde Burstin (Monash University). Register here - bit.ly/registerfarb...

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 14/02/2024

Introducing! מיר שטעלן פֿאָר! The final panel of #Farbindungen24 is Re/writing Legacies. Featuring Amanda Gordon (New York University), Jake Schneider (Independent Scholar), and Rebecca Turner (Northwestern University). Register here - bit.ly/registerfarb...

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 12/02/2024

Introducing! מיר שטעלן פֿאָר! Panel #6 is "borders [bodies] boundaries." Featuring Chana Sewell-Toth (University of Chicago), Käthe Erichsen (Johns Hopkins University), and Roman Hardashuk (Kyiv-Mohyla Academy / Independent scholar). Register here - www.farbindungen.com/2024

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 09/02/2024

Introducing! מיר שטעלן פֿאָר! Panel #5 is "Speaking from the Margins," featuring Auden Finch (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf), Jules Riegel (Harvard University), and Jacqueline Krass (University of Wisconsin-Madison). Register here - www.farbindungen.com/2024

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 07/02/2024

Introducing! מיר שטעלן פֿאָר! Monday's first panel is "Ethnographies of Silence." Featuring Magali Cécile Bertrand (University of Lausanne), Sigal Yona (Ghent University), and Qiushi Yu (Johns Hopkins University) Register here - www.farbindungen.com/2024

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 06/02/2024

Introducing! מיר שטעלן פֿאָר! Sunday's third panel is "Silence and Spirituality." It features Hannah Wickham (University of Toronto), Bluma Lange (Independent Scholar), and Daniel Kraft (Independent Scholar). Register here - www.farbindungen.com/2024

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 02/02/2024

Introducing! מיר שטעלן פֿאָר! Sunday's second panel is "Typography/ Orthography/ Materiality." Featuring Maya Gonzalez (Yiddish Book Center), Aleksandra Guja (Jagiellonian University), and Tyler Kliem (University of Pennsylvania). Register here - www.farbindungen.com/2024

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 01/02/2024

Introducing! מיר שטעלן פֿאָר! The first panel of #Farbindungen24 is "Yidish mekhuts yidish," conducted in Yiddish! Featuring Eyshe Beirich (Columbia University), Carolyn Beard (University of Toronto), and Jowita Pańczyk (Tel-Aviv University). To register- www.farbindungen.com

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 01/02/2024

דער ערשטער פּאַנעל פֿון #פֿאַרבינדונגען24 איז „ייִדיש מחוץ ייִדיש,“ װאָס מע װעט האַלטן אויף ייִדיש! מיט רעדנערס איישע בײַריך (קאָלומביע־אוניװערסיטעט), קריינע באָרד (טאָראָנטאָער אוניװערסיטעט), און יאָװיטאַ פּאַנטשיק (תּל־אָבֿיבֿער אוניװערסיטעט). www.farbindungen.com

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 19/01/2024

It's finally here! We're incredibly excited to announce the full schedule for #Farbindungen24. There is an absolutely incredible line-up of papers and speakers, don't forget to register to get to hear it all! See the schedule below! (1/4) bit.ly/registerfarbindungen24

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 11/01/2024

We're very excited to announce the keynote speakers for #Farbindungen24 - Amanda (Miryem-Khaye) Seigel and Ayelet Brinn! This event will be on Zoom, Sunday February 18th, @ 9-10:30am EST. We can't wait to see you there! More info about our amazing speakers can be found below!

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 12/11/2023

Paper and workshop proposals for #Farbindungen24 are due in one week, on Sunday November 19th! Please reach out to us if you have any questions. The call for papers and the submission portal can be found here: farbindungen.com/2024

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 30/10/2023

Our third and final proposal-writing workshop is this coming Sunday, November 5th! Click the link below to sign up, and we can't wait to see you there! www.farbindungen.com/2024

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 18/10/2023

אונדזער ערשטער ייִדיש־שפּראַכיקער פֿאָרשלאָג־װאַרשטאַט קומט אָן שױן באַלד! זונטיק, דעם 22טן אָקטאָבער 1:00 נ"מ, ניו־יאָרקער צײַט. גיט אַ קװעטש דעם לינק אונטן אױף צו באַקומען דאָס רעגיסטראַציע־זײַטל. מיר קוקן שטאַרק אַרױס אײַך צו זען!!

"באַקענט זיך מיט די באַשטאַנדטײלן פֿון אַן אַקאַדעמישן קאָפֿערענץ־פֿאָרלײג. זאָלט נישט פֿאַרפֿעלן די געלעגנהײט צו באַאַרבעטן אײַער פֿאָרלײג אױף ייִדיש!!
גיט אַ קװעטש דאָ!
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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 09/10/2023

Don't forget - along with the recently announced Call for Papers, we are very excited to be offering multiple workshops to learn about writing academic proposals! These will be offered in either English or Yiddish. Register at bit.ly/farbindungen...

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 04/10/2023

ס'איז שױן דאָ! די טעמע אױף דער הײַיִאָריקער פֿאַרבינדונגען קאָנפֿערענץ איז ,,שטומער א: אָנהייבן / שװײַגענישן / שותּפֿותן" אַ קול קורא: רעפֿעראַטן דאַרפֿן געשיקט װערן ביז דעם 19טן נאָװעמבער 2023. מיר פֿרייען זיך אויפֿן לייענען דאָס װאָס איר שיקט אונדז! לײענט מער דאָ׃ bit.ly/farbindungencfp24

אַ גרױסער װײַסער א אױף אַ שװאַרצן הינטערגרונד. עס שטײט דאָ׃ פֿאַרבינדונגען קאָנפֿערענץ פֿאַר ייִדישע לימודים 18-19 פֿעברואַר 2024: "שטומער א׃ אָנהײבן / שװײַגענישן / שותּפֿותן" אַ קול־קורא׃ רעפֿעראַט־אָדער־װאַרשטאַט־פֿאָרלײגן דאַרפֿן געשיקט װערן ביז דעם 19טן נאָװעמבער 2023.

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Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference @farbindungen.bsky.social · 04/10/2023

It's finally here! The conference theme for #Farbindungen24 is Shtumer Alef: Beginnings/Silences/Partnerships. Proposals for papers and workshops are due by November 19, 2023. We are so excited to hear all of your wonderful ideas! Read more at: bit.ly/farbindungencfp24

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