Yiddish literature
Silver seders that turned black (Passover memoir)
The writer Melech Ravitch describes his father’s glorious seders, where the goblets were “my father’s unwritten poems rendered in glass”.
The 20 best Yiddish words for discussing 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought us many challenges. But ironically, it’s also helped make 2020 a great year for learning Yiddish.
Celebrate Beethoven’s 250th birthday with ‘Ode to Joy’ in Yiddish
Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” and “Ode to Joy” were favorites among the Jews of Eastern Europe.
A new look at the Yiddish literature that flourished in Weimar Berlin
Marc Caplan interprets the works of David Bergelson, Der Nister and Moshe Kulbak as allegorical critiques of the Modern Age.
Yiddish culture barely touched upon in ‘The New Jewish Canon’
The message given by the book is clear: for the American Jewish intelligentsia, Yiddish is primarily associated with the Holocaust.
Amos Oz: Israel’s Melancholy Visionary
In a 1966 interview in the Yiddish literary journal “Di Goldene Keyt,” the Sabra writer acknowledged Yiddish as a heritage language of Israel.
After WWII, Her Stories Gave New Life To A Shattered Jewish World
Yenta Mash’s writing poignantly reflects the lives of Jews forced to move to Siberia during World War II.
A Transgressive, Brilliant Leftist Satirist’s Work Finds New Life In English
“Messiah in America”, now available in English, skewers capitalism, discrimination and an unfair immigration policy.
How The Café Reinvented Jewish Culture
The love story between Jews and cafés had its start in 18th-century Berlin.
From Brawls Over Zionism To Rabbis Playing Favorites: Life In 19th-Century Yeshivas
We can’t really understand Yiddish literature without learning what life was like in the venerable Lithuanian yeshivas.