Zelda Kahan Newman
By Zelda Kahan Newman
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Yiddish World The late poet Rivka Basman Ben-Hayim’s tragic secret
Although Basman spoke little about what she endured during the Holocaust, the author believes that her remaining childless was linked to it.
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Opinion The Mameloshn Is Still a Mother Tongue
Don’t believe anyone who tells you that Yiddish is dead or dying. Nothing could be further from the truth. Yiddish lives and is thriving. The number of its speakers increases from year to year. Its speakers are proud of their language, and they identify strongly with it. Of course, the Yiddish speakers of today look…
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