The YIVO Institute Lecture

Jacob Dinezon Talk on His 100th Yortsayt
Presented by Scott Hilton Davis
Recorded on September 3, 2019

This edited talk by Scott Hilton Davis was delivered at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York City on Sepetember 3, 2019 (3 Elul 5779) in honor of the Yiddish author Jacob Dinezon’s 100th yortsayt. Executive director Jonathan Brent introduced the program which was facilitated by director of public programs Alex Weiser.

To watch the video of the entire evening, which includes Yiddish readings from The Dark Young Man by Sheva Zucker and a Question and Answer period with Yiddish translator Tina Lunson, please visit the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research’s YouTube channel.