This is the Forward’s coverage of the Yiddish language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews in Europe and still spoken by many Hasidic Jews today.
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Yiddish World Love triangles and arias abound in this reconstructed 1911 Yiddish comic operetta
‘Shir Hashirim: The Song of Love’ returns to New York, where it premiered over a century ago, on Monday, Dec. 11
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Theater A jam-packed history of wartime Yiddish song leaves you wanting both more and less
The Folksbiene’s ‘Amid Falling Walls’ is a grand showcase that’s often hard to follow
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Yiddish World Video: Israeli soldier speaking Hasidic Yiddish reassures American Jews
Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, about 2,000 Haredi men have volunteered to serve in the Israel Defense Forces
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Culture What we can learn from a communist puppy puppet
Labzik has a lot to teach us about the world
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Fast Forward The Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus celebrates its 100th anniversary with a rare Yiddish rendition of ‘Hatikvah’
A concert featuring songs of defiance becomes sadly relevant as Israel enters into a war with Hamas
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Yiddish World Meet the upbeat Yiddish-chatting Israeli soldier, Yonatan
Yonatan Alman shares Yiddish videos of his experiences on Israel's northern front, even one demonstrating how to load ammunition.
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Fast Forward NYC mayor ‘speaks’ to constituents in Yiddish — and a host of other languages he does not know
New Yorkers have received robocalls in Yiddish that use Mayor Eric Adams’ voice — transformed by AI
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Yiddish World VIDEO: Hear the Israeli national anthem ‘Hatikvah’ sung in Yiddish
The song was translated into Yiddish in 1943 and was performed by the Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus in Lincoln Center last spring
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