The 21st century’s first Yiddish TV show is here
Tomas Woodski travels to four countries to interview Yiddishists about their lives and the language that unites them.
WATCH: Honey balls and ginger candy
This dessert is a favorite of Chaya Palevsky, who was recently honored as one of the Forward 50.
New Volume of Erotic Yiddish Poems
The collection of Troim Katz Handler’s 63 poems portrays the sexual fantasies of a married woman, narrated through letters to a onetime lover.
Documentary portrays four generations of Jewish life in Lodz
The focus of the film is a still-life painting that hung in the same Lodz apartment for eighty years.
Baby boy born to klezmer star Daniel Kahn and his wife, Yeva Lapsker
This is the first child for Kahn, star of the hit video of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” in Yiddish, and his wife, Yeva, a translator and dancer.
WATCH: How to Make Delicious Spinach Latkes
This Turkish-Jewish recipe is just as tasty as potato latkes but healthier.
Sholem Aleichem Center Seeking Donations for Essential Roof Renovation
The cost of a new roof would bankrupt the organization and put an end to its widely praised Yiddish programming.
Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary Now Online
Unlike the printed version, users can also look up the English translation of Yiddish terms.
Library of Congress Seeking Yiddish-Speaking Student
A summer fellow is needed to begin the process of cataloguing 2,600 Yiddish books.
All Episodes of Our Yiddish Cooking Shows
Watch Rukhl Schaechter and Eve Jochnowitz prepare traditional Ashkenazi treats like kasha varnishkes, authentic bagels and hamentashen.
