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 Yiddish, see Forverts.
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In declaring 'We'll sleep when we're dead,' VP candidate Walz was invoking a particularly Yiddish philosophy and work ethic
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The popular German series has religious Jews, but does it know how they practiced?
The 'Brat' memes are already growing old, but another Yiddish-sounding viral moment may be on the campaign's horizon
In the Jewish version of King Lear, the title character finds a happy ending. Biden has done the same
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