The University of Wisconsin-Madison will establish a center for Yiddish culture, to be directed by Henry Sapoznik, an expert on klezmer music and Yiddish and American popular culture. The Mayrent Insitute of Yiddish Culture will be funded by a $1 million endowment from Sherry Mayrent and Carol Masters via the Corners Fund for Traditional Cultures, a donor advised fund of Bostonâ??s Combined Jewish Philanthropies.
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