Judah Sussman writes about Yiddish culture, literature and contemporary Jewish identity. His work appears regularly in the Forward
Judah Sussman
By Judah Sussman
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Yiddish World Yiddishkayt LA and New Lehrhaus merge — but is it good for Yiddish?
Amid the excitement, the new partnership has aroused concerns about the future of Yiddish programming
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Yiddish World From shtetl to synth: How Yiddish electronica found its rhythm
Josh ‘Socalled’ Dolgin and Chaia both aim to keep Yiddish vibrant without turning it into a museum piece
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Yiddish World Maria Ka’s cosmic Yiddish music — from punk grit to starlight
Performing out of Gdańsk, Poland, the singer-songwriter fuses everyday Yiddish speech with celestial wonder
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Yiddish World Yiddish life in prewar Eastern Europe comes alive on this website
Through photos, maps and many short essays, its pages are not static memorials, but invitations to explore
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Yiddish World A glimpse of the Jewish left in 1920s Palestine
Hanan Ayalti’s Yiddish novel "Boom and Chains," now in English, portrays the complex struggles of the Jewish pioneers
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Culture Pleading with God, pleading with Social Security
For this author, the High Holiday prayer Hineni has special resonance now
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Culture Spirituality or intellectualism? An age-old High Holiday debate
Jewish history has always carried a dichotomy between seeking inspiration and pursuing Torah learning
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