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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Fast Forward Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russian warlord presumed dead in plane crash, was of Jewish descent
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David Childs learned the music of composer Lazar Weiner from his son Yehudi
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Vusi Thembekwayo defines “farginen” as a business concept
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Yiddish World Online ‘zine’ unites young Yiddishists
Yiddish activist Sarah Biskowitz and Yiddish TikTok star Cameron Bernstein are building a home for new voices through ‘Yiddishistke’
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A set of scientifically designed violins so rare that most are in museums demonstrated their unique properties at a California concert
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Josh Waletzky’s musical work will be performed in New York on March 26 by leading Yiddish singers
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