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Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 8:48 PM 3rd International Mandelbaum Conference on Yiddish Studies Kehiles/Communities 25-26 November 2007, Mandelbaum House, University of Sydney (please note change of date) Following upon the success of previous years, the Yiddish programme at the University of Sydney will be convening another international conference. This year the theme will be 'community'. As defined in the OED, a community for the purposes of the conference will be "a body of people organized into a political, municipal, or social unity; those members of a civil community, who have certain circumstances of nativity, religion, or pursuit, common to them, but not shared by those among whom they live". Hence, communities under discussion can be geographical (Bialystock, Birbidzhan, Ottawa, Melbourne), religio-political (Bundist, Satmar Hasidim), social (artists, virtual, landmanshaftn). This is an interdisciplinary conference: papers relating to pedagogy, history, literature, sociology, and the arts are welcomed. Other topics will be considered, but only those bearing directly upon Yiddish language, culture and education will be accepted. Postgraduate students are encouraged to submit proposals based on their research. Papers can be presented in English, Yiddish or bi-lingually. In addition, the possibility presentation via video-conferencing exists if arranged in advance. Abstracts should not exceed three hundred words and must include title, author's name, postal and email address. Please send abstracts either electronically or by post to: Dr Jennifer Dowling Daniel Goodridge Lecturer in Yiddish Studies Department of Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies (A17) SLC University of Sydney Sydney NSW 2006 or email j.dowling@usyd.edu.au As formal teaching within the university will have wound down for the year, Mandelbaum House will be able to offer accommodation to conference participants, with breakfast provided. For information on Mandelbaum House, please visit the website (http://www.usyd.edu.au/colleges/mandelbaum/home.htm).
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