This talk traces how Yiddish, brought to New York by Hasidic Holocaust survivors after World War II, was maintained as a thriving language of everyday life. Drawing on archival, ethnographic, and sociolinguistic research, it examines how these communities leveraged New York’s unique urban conditions—demographic scale, neighborhood density, economic niches, and legal pluralism—to establish schools, newspapers,
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In the Middle East and North Africa—a region of the world plagued by violence for half a century—Dan Corrou, SJ, leads the team at Jesuit Refugee Service, covering Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Iraq. Learn how his team balances ongoing accompaniment of refugees and other migrant people, providing education, community building, mental health support, and more, |
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Join us for a pizza lunch discussion at Spellman Hall, where we meet Fordham Jesuits and listen to stories about how seeming failures have been transformed into meaningful life lessons. |
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