On this page you can see video excerpts of Dr. Benor speaking and learn more about her lecture topics.
Videos/Recordings of Sarah Bunin Benor speaking
Webinar about Becoming Frum, JewishLive and HUC-JIR Jewish Language Project, April 2020 (59 min)
Interview about Becoming Frum, Unorthodox podcast, August 2017 (16 min, starting at 31:49)
Excerpts from interview about the book, Hebrew Union College, June 2013 (5 min)
Yiddish, Ladino, and Jewish English: Do American Jews Speak a Jewish Language? JDOV talk (similar to a TED talk), New York, February 2013 (13 min)
Mensch, Bentsh, and Balagan: Language as a Marker of Jewish Identity, University of California Berkeley, March 2015 (45 min)
Becoming Frum, Minneapolis, May 2013 (27 min)
Becoming Frum, Library of Congress, June 2013 (1 hour)
Becoming Frum, Yeshiva University, October 2013 (41 min), audio
Interview about Becoming Frum, Unorthodox podcast, August 2017 (16 min, starting at 31:49)
Excerpts from interview about the book, Hebrew Union College, June 2013 (5 min)
Yiddish, Ladino, and Jewish English: Do American Jews Speak a Jewish Language? JDOV talk (similar to a TED talk), New York, February 2013 (13 min)
Mensch, Bentsh, and Balagan: Language as a Marker of Jewish Identity, University of California Berkeley, March 2015 (45 min)
Becoming Frum, Minneapolis, May 2013 (27 min)
Becoming Frum, Library of Congress, June 2013 (1 hour)
Becoming Frum, Yeshiva University, October 2013 (41 min), audio
Lecture topics
In addition to speaking about Becoming Frum, Dr. Benor has spoken to academic and non-academic audiences about several topics, including the following:
- Language and Identity at American Jewish Summer Camps
- Mensch, Bentsh, and Balagan: Language as a Marker of Jewish Identity
- Chutzpah to Chidush: A Century of Yiddish-Influenced English in America
- Yiddish, Ladino, and Jewish English: Do American Jews Speak a Jewish Language?
- What’s on your jPad? Trends in American Jewish Identity and Community
- Frum Unity, Frum Diversity: The Orthodox Continuum in Popular Culture
- Mameloshn (Mother-Tongue): An Introduction to Yiddish Language and Culture
- Di Goyim, Loz Vedres, and The Gentiles: Referring to Non-Jews in Yiddish, Ladino, and Jewish English
Booking Dr. Benor as a speaker
Sarah has given talks about her book and related topics in many venues, including California, Colorado, Minnesota, New York, Washington, South Carolina, Kentucky, Oslo, Antwerp, and Oxford. She is happy to give a one-time lecture or a series of lectures during a scholar-in-residence weekend.
To schedule an appearance, please contact Sarah.
To schedule an appearance, please contact Sarah.