Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the Yiddish language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews in Europe and still spoken by many Hasidic Jews today.
For more stories on Yiddishkeit, see Forverts in English, and for stories written in…
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the Yiddish language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews in Europe and still spoken by many Hasidic Jews today.
For more stories on Yiddishkeit, see Forverts in English, and for stories written in…
The denial of tenure to one scholar and time caps on two others is creating unnecessary chaos
Avram Patt, a former Vermont congressman, shares a story proving that knowledge of Yiddish can come in handy
Manuscripts and arrangements of music performed on Yiddish radio station WEVD sat in a basement for 40 years
The one-woman show is a funny, poignant account of the performer’s transition
As a second-generation Bundist, I find the theater collective GLYK’s pro-Palestinian alignment misguided
The opposing perspectives of pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian Yiddish fans has triggered anxiety and vehement arguments
In an election year, a Yiddish word teaches us how to separate the competent from the incompetent
A Jewish woman recalls what happened during a sleepover with older relatives during her childhood
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