The spa resort where European rebbes spent their summer vacations
Dovid Leitner‘s book includes a telling anecdote about a misunderstanding between the Belzer Rebbe and the German-Jewish hotel owner.
A new look at the Yiddish literature that flourished in Weimar Berlin
Marc Caplan interprets the works of David Bergelson, Der Nister and Moshe Kulbak as allegorical critiques of the Modern Age.
The ideological journey of the Forverts in the first half of the 20th century
In his new book, Gennady Estraikh writes that the Forverts was once heavily influenced by the Russian Jewish intelligentsia.
Yiddish culture barely touched upon in ‘The New Jewish Canon’
The message given by the book is clear: for the American Jewish intelligentsia, Yiddish is primarily associated with the Holocaust.
David Shneer, professor who led student visits to prewar Yiddishland, dies at 48
The popular professor was a scholar of Soviet Jewish culture and LGBTQ Jewish life in the United States.
From Hasidic shtetl to Nazi camp
The autobiography of Yiddish writer Rachmil Bryks, now in English, is a literary monument to Polish Jewry before the Holocaust.
Zalman Shneour’s path between Yiddish and Hebrew
Shneour’s imaginary portrait of his native town of Shklov is a masterpiece among the forgotten works of Yiddish literature.
How Socialist Zionists tried to fit into the new Soviet system
The main opponents of the Zionists were not the Bolshevist leaders but members of the Jewish section of the Soviet Communist party.
Academic Conference on Jewish Ghosts
Younger scholars of Jewish culture are turning to themes that were, till recently, deemed irrelevant to the American Jewish community.
How Elie Wiesel Became A Surrogate Father For Children Of Survivors
“To be a witness is actually a mitzvah.”