Join us for a special book talk by听Liora Halperin, Assistant Professor of History and Jewish Studies, on听her recent publication, , presented听as part of the .
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Special Closing Event for CU at the JCC: A Scholars Series
鈥�Babel in Zion: Jews, Nationalism and Language Diversity in Palestine, 1920-1948鈥�
Author talk with Professor Liora Halperin
Sunday, April 26, 7 pm
At the Boulder JCC
Tickets: $12 on line, $15 at the door
Free for CU-Boulder听students with a valid student ID
Reservations:
Books will be available for purchase
The story of language in Jewish Palestine is a fascinating tale of shifting power relationships, both locally and globally. Liora Halperin鈥檚 absorbing new study questions the accepted scholarly narrative of a Zionist move away from multilingualism and explores the promotion and vernacularization of Hebrew - traditionally a language of Jewish liturgy and study - as a central accomplishment of the Zionist movement in Palestine in the years following World War I.