Forverts Staff
By Forverts Staff
-
Yiddish World VIDEO: Learn why dumplings are a Purim tradition
Rukhl Schaechter and Eve Jochnowitz demonstrate how to make this tasty dish the way East European Jews did it for centuries and explain why it’s a Purim specialty.
-
Yiddish נײַער וועב־זשורנאַל פֿון ייִדישע ווערק מיט העברעיִשע איבערזעצונגעןNew online journal of Yiddish literature with Hebrew translations
אינעם ערשטן נומער קען מען לייענען אַ דערציילונג פֿון אסתּר קרייטמאַן און לידער פֿון ריקודה פּאָטאַש.
-
Books Hear classic Yiddish writers read their works, accompanied by translations
An audio recording of 12 Yiddish writers reading their works, accompanied by English translations, is now available. The recording can be ordered either as a digital download or as two CDs (or both), and comes with a book that includes the readings in Yiddish and in English, as well as a biography of each writer…
-
Yiddish World An evening of Yiddish theater in translation
On Thursday, February 17, a new book of Yiddish plays that have been translated into English, will be celebrated both in person and on Zoom at 7 p.m. EST. Join YIVO for this free event, filled with scenes of romance, political symbolism and low comedy all deftly translated by Yiddish theater scholar Nahma Sandrow, and…
-
Food VIDEO: For National Bagels and Lox Day, make your own bagels!
Unlike fluden, chremslach or many of the delicacies featured on the Yiddish cooking show “Est Gezunterheyt,”, you’ve undoubtedly had a bagel before. We’re willing to bet, though, that you’ve never tasted one this good! In this episode of “Est Gezunterheyt,” Rukhl Schaechter and Eve Jochnowitz show you how to make bagels from scratch in your…
-
Yiddish World VIDEO: Bubbe’s noodle kugel – savory and fried
In this clip of the Forverts cooking show, “Est Gezunterheyt,” watch Rukhl Schaechter and Eve Jochnowitz prepare a traditional dairy noodle kugel that’s savory rather than loaded with sugar – and fried rather than baked. Eve says it’s the only noodle kugel her mother and grandmother ever made. And check out the video’s new look!
-
Yiddish World VIDEO: Cantor’s jazzy remake of Yiddish song of hope
Yisroel Leshes, assistant cantor of New York’s Orthodox Lincoln Square Synagogue, has released a cool, jazzy version of Morris Winchevsky’s Yiddish song, “Di Tsukunft” (“The Future”), which dreams of the day when “di velt vet vern frayer, shener, yinger, nayer” (“the world will be freer, lovelier, younger and newer”). The music video, accompanied by English…
-
Yiddish World VIDEO: Applying makeup in Hasidic Yiddish (English subtitles)
Instagram star Riki Rose gives a Yiddish tutorial on something many women do each morning, but that isn’t usually taught in a Yiddish class.
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
News An Israeli restaurant chain said it closed due to boycotts. Protesters are celebrating.
- 2
Sports It’s so cool that Sandy Koufax was there for that
- 3
Opinion Jews are worried about Zohran Mamdani. Here’s why they shouldn’t be
- 4
News Mamdani opposes Zionism, but wants New York public schools to teach about it
In Case You Missed It
-
Opinion Why are we so focused on Mamdani — not Nazi-inspired ideas proliferating on the right?
-
Opinion I won’t vote for Democrats who backed Mamdani. I know I’m not the only one.
-
Culture Musk created Grokipedia to counter bias, but it’s full of antisemitic and racist dog-whistles
-
Film & TV As long as there are movies about Nazis, there will be movies about the art they looted
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
