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Talking about the Legacy of Three Great Vilna Intellectuals
The lives and achievements of Vilna's Jews.
The Yiddishist Max Weinreich, the rabbinic scholar Elijah ben Solomon (known as the Vilna Gaon), and the poet and partisan Hirsh Glik all lived in the city of Vilna (modern-day Vilnius). Their consecutive birthdays fell last week. Boris Sandler talks about their lives and achievements, which together encapsulate the city’s Jewish intellectual legacy. (Video, nine minutes):
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Talking about the Legacy of Three Great Vilna Intellectuals
The lives and achievements of Vilna's Jews.