Rebecca Margolis, University of Ottawa

Research

New Yiddish cinema film translation subtitling multilingual film lesser-used languages language revitalization transvernacular Yiddish classic Yiddish film

Latest funding

New Yiddish Cinema
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$41,692
New Yiddish Cinema
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$2,506
Cultural transmission after catastrophe: Yiddish in Canada after the Holocaust
SSHRC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$81,099

All 4 grants and awards

New Yiddish Cinema

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Margolis, Rebecca E.

Keywords: New Yiddish cinema; film translation; subtitling; multilingual film; lesser-used languages; language revitalization; transvernacular Yiddish; classic Yiddish film

$41,692

New Yiddish Cinema

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Margolis, Rebecca E.

Keywords: New Yiddish cinema; film translation; subtitling; multilingual film; lesser-used languages; language revitalization; transvernacular Yiddish; classic Yiddish film

$2,506

Cultural transmission after catastrophe: Yiddish in Canada after the Holocaust

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Margolis, Rebecca E.

Keywords: history; culture; Yiddish; Jewish; Holocaust; Canada; genocide; language; education; literature; translation; theatre; music; cultural transmission; identity; ethnicity; immigration; Montreal; Toronto; Winnipeg; Vancouver

$81,099

The Holocaust in the Canadian Yiddish press: the Keneder Adler (Canadian Jewish Eagle), 1939-1945

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Margolis, Rebecca E.

Keywords: Holocaust; Yiddish; newspapers; Jewish; Canada; Quebec; Montreal; Easter Europe; Poland; Jews; World War II; ethnicity; culture; literature; immigration; antisemitism; Nazis; genocide; concentration camps; death camps; refugees

$28,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: New Yiddish cinema Dear Professor Margolis, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on new yiddish cinema connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "New Yiddish Cinema" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]