Venice’s international arts festival gets unexpected taste of Yiddish
The “Yiddishland Pavilion” aims to validate minority cultures at an event that highlights nation-based narratives
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VIDEO: High energy and Jewish pride at Central Park’s Yiddish singalong
Many young people in the audience cheered and sang along with the klezmer stars onstage
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Popular Yiddish learning program now offering grants
Yiddish teachers, students and parents praise YiddishPOP for the fun way it presents its lessons.
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Yiddish poetry is coming to Yeshivat Hadar
Basya Schechter and Avi Fox-Rosen will perform Itsik Manger’s ‘Bible Songs’ at the renowned institution in Manhattan
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VIDEO: Hasidic Jew’s trip to Iran to find Queen Esther’s tomb
Abraham Schwartz had no idea that very soon Iran would be at war with Israel and a trip like this would be impossible
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A concert in memory of theater pioneer Joseph Papp
Later in life, the founder of the Public Theater and Shakespeare in the Park reconnected with his Yiddish heritage.
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An important Yiddish learning tool has been added to the Forward website
The goal is to help readers correctly pronounce Yiddish words that are derived from Hebrew and Aramaic
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How my grandparents met: a Yiddish-American romance
Harry watched, captivated, as Lil spoke to the crowd at a peace demonstration
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My mother’s wig making salon in the 1920s
She would string the hair up on a long thread knotted at the top and start making a wig out of it.
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No fighting on the day before Shavuot!
Two cousins argue about the meaning of the holiday until they both end up dreaming about each other's perspective
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What the Hasidic shtiebel meant for Jewish male immigrants
The intimate prayer room was often filled with camaraderie and a strong sense of belonging
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