The centennial of the birth of Isaac Loeb Peretz, the father of modern Yiddish literature, will be celebrated throughout 1952 by scores of Jewish Community Centers, YWHAs, YMHAs, synagogue-centers and other local agencies and organizations, the National Jewish Welfare Board announced today. The J.W.B. is the national association of Jewish Community Centers and YM-YWHAs.
The Centers and other organizations across the nation will mark the centennial with lectures and book reviews of Peretz’ works, presentations of the versatile writer’s plays, essays and poems, exhibits, Peretz Festivals, folk dance events and other projects and programs. To assist local groups of every age level in their planning and programming of these events, the J.W.B. has prepared a variety of program material.
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