Klezmer Institute

Love this!! Would love to chat with you about how you’re documenting these relationships!

Why I Just Resigned From The Los Angeles Times By Harry Litman

Quit the LA Times today:

"Those moves can’t be defended...Given the existential stakes for our democracy that I believe Trump’s second term poses, and the evidence that Soon-Shiong is currying favor with the President-elect, they are repugnant and dangerous. harrylitman.substack.com/p/why-i-just...

NEW TODAY: Anthem BCBS will no longer implement time cap on anesthesiologist care during surgeries in Connecticut, the plan that was expected to take effect this February - "I would encourage them to go further and cancel its implementation in the other states they plan to use it in."

Irish dry stone wall construction added to UNESCO list The practice of dry stone wall construction in Ireland has been added to UNESCO's list of protected cultural heritages around the world.

The practice of dry stone wall construction in Ireland has been added to UNESCO's list of protected cultural heritages around the world

Howdy BlueSky -- We just got here in time to post about our annual fundraiser. If you're interested in using Digital Humanities tools in the documentation of heritage culture check out our projects. We could really use your help to keep the lights on here!

Bluesky tip for newbies: Bluesky has no real algorithm. Likes here do nothing but show the poster that you enjoyed their content.

That kindness is always going to be appreciated by creators, but if you want to help to boost something here, you have to repost it so others see it. 🙂

Ten, Again Tellin' 'Em What They've Been Told

Louisiana tried to require the 10 Commandments
in schools.

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that it’s unconstitutional, but that’s already been appealed—and God knows how many copycat laws we'll see in the end.

Maybe it's time for a scholarly (justice-centered) review of the contents of the Big Ten?

"The Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures and the Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in Yiddish Studies."
jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...

Hi Michelle!!

Had to be done -- More fun over here and we're just not gonna be AI training fodder for Xitter. (lol).

Also delighted by JewSky starter pack. go.bsky.app/PX82J3g

WOOT!!! We love starter packs so much!!!

Hiya! Just getting our profile set up here in the new place. Do you happen to know of any Yiddish and/or digital humanities starter packs? Have found them for other xitter refugee communities?