[NFBJ] Yiddish braille and Yiddish theater! Program with Matthew Shifrin this week

[Jill Rothstein]

please join us for a virtual program this Thursday with Matthew Shifrin, co-creator of Yiddish braille, musical composer, disability activist, and CEO of Bricks for the Blind. He will be leading us in a conversation about how Yiddish braille was founded. It's sure to be an interesting conversation. If you are able to share this with anyone who may be interested, more information and registration is below. Thank you.

Welcome Matthew Shifrin! Yiddish Lyricist and creator of Yiddish Braille
Thursday, November 13 at 4:30pm ET
Virtual (Zoom), FREE
We’re thrilled to welcome Matthew Shifrin, creator of the Yiddish braille code, founder of the nonprofit Bricks for the Blind, Yiddish performer, podcaster, and disability advocate.  He will lead us in a program about the foundations of Yiddish braille and how to learn it yourself using a smartphone and a braille display. He will also share how to access Yiddish braille titles and give us a taste of his one-man English and Yiddish musical!

Register: https://jbilibrary.org/programs-events/general-events/yiddish-braille-with-matthew-shifrin

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