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3 city children reveal what they discovered in the countryside and how they felt about being there
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Der Nister, the hidden shul on the 14th floor
Building a synagogue that embraces culture
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My great-grandfather, a strike leader, paid dearly for his activism
In 1919, the Boston Globe published his letter protesting the way the police treated striking textile workers
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Bella Bryks Klein, beloved Yiddish activist in Tel Aviv, has died
She helped run Yiddish events in Tel Aviv and distribute the Forverts to Holocaust survivors
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VIDEO: From under her grandfather’s prayer shawl on Tisha B’Av: Discovering Yiddish
Yiddish activist Gella Schweid Fishman was in the synagogue with her grandfather, when a poster on the wall caught her eye.
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VIDEO: Indian student takes his first in-person Yiddish class — and loves it
Duke University doctoral student Syed Habeeb Tehseen is now a fan of classic Yiddish literature.
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Lively course on Hasidic Yiddish at Yiddish Summer Weimar
Instructors, including performer Mendy Cahan and Yiddish experts, will teach the language and culture of Hasidic Jews today
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Yiddish Shabbos songs to sing while sipping your glass of tea
Most Jews end the Sabbath meal with Hebrew or Aramaic hymns, but there are some wonderful Yiddish ones, too
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Why are Yiddish speakers talking about JD Vance and bedbugs?
The 'vants,' once ubiquitous among poor Lower East Side residents, appears in a number of humorous Yiddish expressions
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‘Bring Him Home’ from ‘Les Miz’ has new meaning in Israel. Now there’s a Yiddish version.
The song is the result of close teamwork between a secular choir director and a former Hasid
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VIDEO: This moving film about seven young Yiddish scholars may surprise you
In 'The Secrets of Yiddish Poetry,' director Nurith Aviv explores the role that Yiddish plays in their work and lives
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