check out this free online lecture we're offering at the Peretz Centre on Nov 2, with Alan Bern, accordionist and founder of Yiddish Summer Weimar: "Ottoman Musical Routes & Roots: Moldavian Yiddish Connections"
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Ottoman Musical Routes & Roots: Moldavian Yiddish Connections
In the first of the 2025 Zhargon Speaker Series, Dr. Alan Bern traces the centuries-old, rich cultural connections between Yiddish and Ottoman cultures through music. This speaker series is part of the Peretz Centre's Discovering Doikayt initiative. We acknowledge the support of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation with funding provided by the Government of Canada.