I was born in Amherst mass and my dad just told me upon sharing Worms: "Yiddish culture and language were dying in the second half of 20 th century in the US, until the revival movement, with the center in Amherst MA, breathed a new life in it. I knew a lot of people there who were instrumental in giving it the second life." Curious if you've done a post to that effect
Great post, thank you. I had only known his poem 'Der Got fun Yisroyl' which is a favorite of mine.
You're welcome! That's a great one but his work is really remarkable in its diversity.
I was born in Amherst mass and my dad just told me upon sharing Worms: "Yiddish culture and language were dying in the second half of 20 th century in the US, until the revival movement, with the center in Amherst MA, breathed a new life in it. I knew a lot of people there who were instrumental in giving it the second life." Curious if you've done a post to that effect
Thanks for this note! The Yiddish Book Center does remarkable work. I haven't written about them but will be sharing a bit more soon.