Yiddish
WATCH: Learn some fun Yiddish words and proverbs about Purim
In this special edition of “Yiddish Word of the Day”, Rukhl Schaechter shares several humorous Purim-related proverbs you could use all year.
Yiddish professor goes viral in town hall with President Biden
Joel Berkowitz of Wisconsin offered free lessons in the mameloshn to the Commander in Chief.
Why ‘Hester Street’ meant so much for Jewish women and for Yiddish
The film was an exceptional work by director Joan Micklin Silver who passed away recently at the age of 85.
At 93, Yakob Basner is still L.A.’s go-to Yiddish teacher
Basner shares some moving episodes he experienced under the Soviets and how he became a Yiddish activist in Los Angeles.
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.
Bring the warmth of Hanukkah into your home with these six great Yiddish recordings
Pete Seeger sings “Hanukkah oh Hanukkah” in the Yiddish original, and the Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus performs a favorite in four-part harmony
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.
Biden’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s zeyde was noted Yiddish writer
Meyer Blinken wrote about the insidious effects of poverty and was one of the few male Yiddish writers to ever write about women’s sexuality.
WATCH: A powerful song by a young woman who left the Hasidic world behind
In this music video, Hannah Gee expresses the loneliness of a young woman who’s chosen a very different lifestyle from that of her parents.