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Esperanto: Undoing the curse of Babel

Esperanto: Undoing the curse of Babel

FromTel Aviv Review


Esperanto: Undoing the curse of Babel

FromTel Aviv Review

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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Nov 28, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Professor Esther Schor of the Department of English at Princeton University discusses her new book "Bridge of Words: Esperanto and the Dream of a Universal Language," which tells the story of one of the most ambitious social experiments in modern history. Song: שלמה גרוניך - נואיבה This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.
Released:
Nov 28, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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Showcasing the latest developments in the realm of academic and professional research and literature, about the Middle East and global affairs. We discuss Israeli, Arab and Palestinian society, the Jewish world, the Middle East and its conflicts, and issues of global and public affairs with scholars, writers and deep-thinkers.