Sunny Yudkoff
Yiddish literature scholar and panel respondent who summarizes and critically engages with the book's argument about state influence, public opinion, and cultural hegemony affecting Yiddish in Israel.
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Mar 27, 2026 • 1h 11min
Yiddish in Israel: A History
Rachel Rojanski, Brown professor and author of Yiddish in Israel: A History. Sunny Yudkoff, Yiddish literature scholar who rethinks suppression narratives. Shachar Pinsker, scholar linking Yiddish and Hebrew literary worlds. Rachel Brenner, literary scholar on language shift. They debate state influence, Yiddish press and theater, mediating literary figures, and changing attitudes toward Yiddish in Israel.
