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Riches of Yiddish 78 rpm record collection highlighted in upcoming lecture

Posted 7/11/2012
Sherry Mayrent, founder of the Mayrent Collection.

MADISON, Wis. - An important collection of Yiddish recordings from the Mills Music Library will be highlighted in a lecture by the collection's founder and donor, Sherry Mayrent.

UW-Madison Pyle Center
702 Langdon Street
July 22, 2012
3:45-5:15 p.m.

Mayrent will speak about the collection and the diversity and span of the soundscape of Yiddish American life it represents. Examples of historic, important, unique and unusual pieces will be played and the back stories of these pieces revealed and discussed.

For more information about the unique holdings in the Mayrent Collection, see "Bringing the Yiddish past to life: A tour through the Mayrent Collection" published by University Communications, February 2012.

The lecture is part of A Biselle KlezKamp, a day-long event full of Yiddish dance, music, and culture. The event is free and open to the public.

A full program schedule may be found here.

Questions about A Biselle KlezKamp may be directed to klezkamp@cjs.wisc.edu or 608.890.4818.

A Biselle KlezKamp is a program of the UW-Madison Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture and the Center for Jewish Studies. Additional support comes from the UW–Madison Anonymous Fund, Mills Music Library, and the Jewish Foundation of Madison..

For more information about the Mayrent Institute and A Biselle KlezKamp, visit the Mayrent Institute website.



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