Episode 408: Crude Creatures: Confronting Representations of Black People in Yiddish Culture

Author Gil Ribak visited with "The Shmooze" to discuss his latest book, "Crude Creatures." The book draws on a mixture of previously unexplored Yiddish press, theater, and literature from Eastern Europe and the United States to examine how Black Africans and African Americans were depicted by Jews from the late nineteenth century through 1929. Episode 408 April 1, 2026 Amherst, MA