Mikhl Yashinsky
By Mikhl Yashinsky
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Forverts in English Why songwriter Josh Waletzky called his elegy for 9/11 ‘One World’
The article includes a poignant video of Waletzky singing the song without accompaniment.
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Forverts in English Steven ‘Shmuel’ Spielberg’s epic contribution to Yiddish culture
On December 18, iconic film director Steven Spielberg, will turn 75. No doubt, admirers of his work round the world will mark the event by watching some of his greatest movies, including “The Color Purple”, “Jaws” and “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”. Others will return to movie theatres after a long plague-driven break, to catch his newest…
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Forverts in English Want to shmooze online in Yiddish? Lots of choices now!
“Bist farshtumt.” (“You’re muted.”) “Tsind on dayn mikrofon.” (“Turn on your microphone.”) And of course: “Ot iz mayn kats. Zog: ‘sholem-aleykhem,’ ketsele!” (“Here’s my cat. Say hi, kitty!”) If you’ve ever taken part in one of the various Yiddish shmueskrayzn (conversation groups) that have sprouted up on the Internet since the beginning of the pandemic,…
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