Early Yiddish Literature

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Special Session

Organizer Name

Thelma Fenster

Organizer Affiliation

Fordham Univ.

Presider Name

Thelma Fenster

Paper Title 1

Vidvilt, an Early Yiddish Epic and the Anxiety of Christian Influence

Presenter 1 Name

Margot B. Valles

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Michigan State Univ.

Paper Title 2

Death in Vernacular Religion: Menakhem Oldendorf's Gedanken Vegn Toyt, 1504

Presenter 2 Name

Justin Jaron Lewis

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Univ. of Manitoba

Paper Title 3

Genre, Gender, and Identity in Early Yiddish Illuminated Manuscripts

Presenter 3 Name

Diane Wolfthal

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Rice Univ.

Start Date

16-5-2015 10:00 AM

Session Location

Bernhard 158