03-15-94 Prof. will Profile Achievements of Yiddish Language

PROFESSOR WILL PROFILE ACHIEVEMENTS OF YIDDISH LANGUAGE

     COLUMBUS -- Yiddish is the 1,000-year-old language of
Ashkenazic Jews of Central and East Europe.  At its height, the
home territory of Yiddish language and culture covered the
largest area of Europe of any language and culture, except
Russian.

     Associate Professor Neil Jacobs of The Ohio State University
will profile this amazing language in a free, public lecture on
Wednesday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Bexley High School
Auditorium, 326 S. Cassingham Road.  Refreshments will follow the
lecture.

     The title of Jacobs' lecture is "A Roadmap to Ourselves: The
Rise of Yiddish Language and Civilization."  He will discuss the
origins and development of Yiddish from its earliest beginnings
to its emergence as the language of journalism, political and
academic discourse, and a vast national literature.

     Jacobs is a faculty member in the Department of Near
Eastern, Judaic and Hellenic Languages and Literatures.

     The lecture is the third in a series of four which
commemorate the 25th anniversary of Ohio State's College of
Humanities.  For more information on the series, contact Gail
Summerhill in the College of Humanities at 292-1882.
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