Yiddish
How Yiddish Education Got Its Start In America, From Zionism To Socialism
In order to develop a modern pedagogical system for Jewish education, it was important to answer a number of difficult questions.
Want To Talk About Current Events In Yiddish? Here’s How.
Whether discussing immigration issues or the World Cup, the League for Yiddish’s lists will come in handy.
‘Tevye Served Raw’ Captures Sholem Aleichem’s Genius In Two Languages
Only a small number of writers possess, like Sholem Aleichem, the necessary breadth to create both hilarious and bitterly tragic moments.
WATCH: The REAL Gefilte Fish
The gefilte fish you’ve been eating is nothing but a glorified fish patty. Watch how Jews really made it - by stuffing the carp.
Do Your Kids and Grandkids Know Their Family History?
Showing them your favorite heirlooms not only teaches them where they come from but also helps increase their self-esteem.
Listen To The Entire Yiddish Repertoire — At Once!
How many of these Yiddish classics can you recognize?
Trump/Stormy Daniels Drama Is ‘Farkakte’ Says Rudy Guiliani
What’s the Trump attorney’s take on Stormy Daniels? “This one is — what’s the word, farkakte?” he said.
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.
Mandy Patinkin Sang Pop Hit In Yiddish On The Late, Late Show
Snitches get ‘stitches,’ and Yiddishists get lyricists.
Philip Roth And The Yiddish Tradition
Roth’s chronicle of his generation is as insightful as that which Moykher-Sforim, Aleichem and Peretz dedicated to the Jews of the Pale of Settlement.
