Israel names a street after renowned Yiddish poet Abraham Sutzkever
Sutzkever was a leader of the “Paper Brigade” that rescued Jewish cultural treasures from the Nazis
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YiddishPOP can bring more diversity to American Jewish education
The animated learning tool provides a contemporary approach to Yiddish instead of sending it to the dustbin of history.
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A Yiddish favorite is among the top baby names in New York
Among children aged 5 and under, Yiddish now ranks as the third most common home language in New York state
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How ‘Hacks’ botched its Yiddish line
In a recent episode, an ex-Hasidic character uses Yiddish when reaching out to Hasidic passers-by
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Inspired by a queer Bundist poet, this Jewish composer set her work to Yiddish music
Avi Fox-Rosen composed the piece by Irena Klepfisz, reflecting on the Warsaw Ghetto as Yiddish art-pop
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Why children in Rio de Janeiro are singing in Yiddish
A cultural rediscovery is underway, led through music, university courses and children’s education.
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Interviews with Holocaust survivors reveal the richness of Yiddish
Thanks to a new online resource, the Corpus of Spoken Yiddish in Europe, anyone can now hear or view these recordings
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Molly Crabapple’s book is well researched but ideologically biased
In keeping with her anti-Zionist outlook, she makes no mention of the Bund’s vibrant afterlife in Israel
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1912 Yiddish operetta tackles class conflict and women’s rights
‘Khantshe in Amerike’ was produced by, and starred Bessie Thomashevsky, grandmother of the late Michael Tilson Thomas
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How Yiddish and Savta Sarah shaped my Jewish journey
Sarah taught me how Yiddish articulated resilience through cynicism, poking fun at everything in life from the tragic to the banal
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New documentary captures the lively history of Yiddish theater in America
The film opens with a superb Yiddish vaudeville number performed by the widely mourned Bruce Adler
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