Zach Golden is Deputy Yiddish Editor. He is also a co-founder and rabbi of the synagogue and cultural center Der Nister in Los Angeles. He can be reached at [email protected].
Zach GoldenDeputy Yiddish Editor
By Zach Golden
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Yiddish World Praise for soccer star Leo Messi in new album of Yiddish songs for kids
Songwriter Jordan Wax’s previous album had heavier subject matter but here he shows that Yiddish culture can be silly, too
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Yiddish World New record label boasts young (and female) singers of cantorial music
The producers of ‘Khazones Underground’ hope this Ashkenazi musical genre can be revived, just as klezmer was
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Yiddish World Der Nister, the hidden shul on the 14th floor
Building a synagogue that embraces culture
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Yiddish World ‘Bring Him Home’ from ‘Les Miz’ has new meaning in Israel. Now there’s a Yiddish version.
The song is the result of close teamwork between a secular choir director and a former Hasid
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Yiddish World Looking for a free, online resource to learn Yiddish?
See the differences between Yiddish Duolingo, Yiddish Pop and other popular tools for learning the 'mame-loshn'
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Yiddish World Why do so many Yiddish words in English have a German spelling?
The small but important differences in how we spell Yiddish words today
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Yiddish World Prolific Yiddish conference organizer Philip ‘Fishl’ Kutner has died at 97
The retired science teacher launched Der Bay, a newsletter promoting Yiddish events and groups
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Yiddish World The first new full-length American Yiddish drama in decades is set to take the stage
‘The Gospel According to Chaim,’ about a writer who translated the New Testament into Yiddish, will premiere in New York on Dec. 21
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