Annual Mordkhe Schaechter Memorial Program

Program in Memory of Dr. Mordkhe and Charne Schaechter This program is in Yiddish. Reception to follow. Co-sponsored by the League for Yiddish Admission: Free Watch the video

Keynote Speaker:

Dr. Rakhmiel Peltz (Professor of Sociolinguistics, Director of Judaic Studies, Drexel University)

In Honor of Uriel Weinreich's 50th Yortsayt
“Uriel Weinreich as a Bridge in Jewish Culture Between Eastern Europe and America”

Musical Program:

Inna Barmash (Co-founder of the Klez Dispensers, Princeton's first klezmer band; solo album, "Yiddish Lullabies and Love Songs"; toured with Ljova and the Kontraband)

“The Echoes of My Grandparents”

Arele (Arun) Viswanath (Grandson of Mordkhe and Charne Schaechter; Yiddish activist)