Languages and Lives
A Panel Discussion with Native Speakers of Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch, Mennonite Low German, and Hutterite
Event Details
Date
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Time
6 p.m.
Location
Description
Germanic heritage languages such as Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch, Mennonite Low German, and Hutterite are thriving. Join native speakers for a discussion of language, faith, identity, and society. This is the Keynote event for the symposium "People of Faith, Voices of Tradition: Germanic Heritage Languages among Christians and Jews." Participants: Miriam Isaacs (Yiddish), Lynn Marcus Miller (PA Dutch), Heinrich Siemens (Mennonite Low German), Tony Waldner (Hutterite). Followed by reception.
Cost
Free and open to the public
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