At this interfaith calligraphy class, the lines between Jew and Muslim blur
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Yiddish World ‘Faust’ author Goethe’s fascination with Yiddish
As a boy, Goethe visited Jewish schools in Frankfurt, and even attended a circumcision and a Jewish wedding
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Yiddish World An important Yiddish learning tool has been added to the Forward website
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