Eugene Orenstein

Eugene Orenstein taught Modern Jewish History for 39 years in the Department of Jewish Studies at McGill University with particular emphasis on the Jewish labor and socialist movement in Eastern Europe and North America and the development of modern Yiddish culture. He is an author of numerous publications including bio-bibliographical studies in Der leksikon fun der nayer yidisher literatur. (“Biographical Dictionary of Modern Yiddish Literature” Eugene has been teaching Yiddish at various intensive Summer Programs including YIVO and Tel-Aviv.