Lecture: “Psychoanalysis for Diabetics: Freud in the Popular Jewish Press”
The 2026 Cytron Family Lecture in Jewish Studies with Naomi Seidman
Event Details
Date
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Time
4 p.m.
Location
Description
Austrian journalist Karl Kraus reportedly quipped, “Psychoanalysis is the disease of assimilated Jews; Eastern European Jews make do with diabetes.” And yet, Eastern European Jews were fascinated by Freud and psychoanalysis, flocking to lectures on the subject and following Freud’s life and career with curiosity and enthusiasm. This lecture will trace “the Freud craze” in the Yiddish press of the interwar period, when readers eagerly sought information about “the most famous Jew in the world."
Cost
Free and Open to the Public
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-890-3572 (voice only) or email outreach@cjs.wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Reasonable effort will be made to support your request.