Past CFY Programs

"The Golem as Zombie in Yiddish Folklore," with Marissa Herzig

On Sunday, February 8, 2026, Marissa Herzig presented an English-language talk, "Clay Bodies and Human Hearts: The Golem as Zombie in Yiddish Folklore". Find Out More and Watch the Recording.

Samuel Kassow: "Rachel Auerbach's Lifelong Struggle for Yiddish Culture"

On Sunday, January 25, 2026, CFY and CIYCL presented a virtual talk IN YIDDISH with Professor Samuel Kassow, "Rachel Auerbach's Lifelong Struggle for Yiddish Culture." Find Out More and Watch the Recording.

Yiddish Chanukah Bingo, at Tikkun Leil Chanukah 2026

CFY presented "Yiddish Chanukah Bingo" at the 2026 Tikkun Leil Chanukah Festival at Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto. Find Out More.

"Henech Kon and the Infinite Prowess of Yiddish Music," with Diana Matut

On November 30, 2025, CFY and CIYCL presented an online English-language talk with Diana Matut, "Beyond the Dybbuk... Henech Kon and the Infinite Prowess of Yiddish Music." Find Out More and Watch the Recording.

"Yiddish Publishing in Vienna up to the Holocaust," with Thomas Soxberger

Our annual Yiddish-language Holocaust Education Lecture was presented by Thomas Soxberger on November 2, 2025: "Yiddish Writers, Yiddish Books, and Yiddish Publishing Companies in Vienna in the 1930s and their Fate during the Holocaust." Find out more and watch the recording.