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Yiddish World Yiddish in Texas: An unexpected language is still riding the bronco
In Houston, the “Yiddish Vinkel” has been meeting for 45 years, and now there’s even a Yiddish class for teenagers
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Yiddish World Roundtable talk about future of Yiddish with top-notch speakers
Panelists will discuss the interest in Yiddish among college students and the broader Jewish and non-Jewish community
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Culture 100 years after its founding, can a Yiddish institute serve a people who don’t speak the language?
YIVO’s centennial marks a fractious time in Jewish life. It’s ready for the challenge.
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Fast Forward 7 standout treasures from YIVO’s vast collection in New York
In honor of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research’s 100th birthday, we take a deep dive into the cultural institution’s massive Yiddish archive
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Yiddish World Who was the audience for the rhyming Purim play?
This excerpt of Alef Kats’s ‘Purim shpil,’ presented in English, focuses on King Ahasuerus as a drunken fool
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Yiddish World ‘Shtisel’ spin-off ‘Kugel’ richly portrays a diasporic Hasidic community
The creators even hired members of the Antwerp Jewish community, nonactors, to provide authentic local flavor
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Yiddish World Online trivia league poses question about the Forverts
When asked what language the paper is in, respondents gave various answers including Tagalog which is spoken in the Philippines
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Yiddish „ייִדלײַף־קריסיז“ װאַלענטין־טאָג עפּיזאָד — גאָט, װיסנשאַפֿט און טריפּע“YidLife Crisis” Valentine’s Day Episode – God, Science and the Clap
די צװיי יאַטן פֿון „ייִדלײַף־קריזיס‟ אַמפּערן זיך וועגן גאָט בשעת חיימי ווערט באַהאַנדלט אין שפּיטאָל צוליב אַ דעליקאַטן ענין
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