| 2pm | Queens Library The Power of the Proverb: Yiddish Folk-Sayings and Imagery By the Chava Lapin, Adjunct Associate Professor of Yiddish at Queens College Yiddish, like every other language, is replete with Jewish folk wisdom, expressed in kaleidoscopic imagery. These folk-sayings reflect 3,500 years of history and echo the practices, customs, lifestyles and certainly the ethics and mores of a surviving people. Flushing Library 41-17 Main Street (at Kissena Blvd.) Flushing Auditorium, Lower Level 718-661-1229 |