These two Yiddish words provided an escape hatch for many Holocaust survivors
The terms 'knipl' and 'pekl' may sound adorable, but they once signified a lifeline for Jewish refugees
Yiddish World
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Magnificent permanent exhibit opens at Amherst’s Yiddish Book Center
Among the many displays are a 1918 Yiddish linotype press and a replica of the great Yiddish writer Y.L. Peretz’s study in Warsaw
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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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Myth about the Khazar kingdom converting to Judaism is symbol of pride in this city
Astrakhan, near Kazakhstan, is the place where, according to the story, a nomadic king and his subjects became Jewish 1,000 years ago
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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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VIDEO: An Israeli reserve soldier on the front sends a pre-sabbath greeting in Yiddish
The soldier, named Yonatan, displays a kugel he received and wishes everyone "a peaceful shabbos"
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VIDEO: Israeli soldier on the front singing a Yiddish fighting song
Yonatan was inspired to sing the “The Partisan Hymn” as his tank was rolling down the dusty road to the front
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Playing Monopoly to the sound of warplanes
Haredi mothers in Israel come up with all sorts of ideas to help their children feel secure
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FICTION: Writer Yonia Fain’s haunting story about the painter Johannes Vermeer
The short story, here in English translation, allows us a peek into the mind of the renowned refugee writer and artist
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An exciting, new way of thinking about refugee modernist artists like Yonia Fain
The exhibit "Modern-Ish" shows us how to categorize Eastern European Jewish artists who were forced to flee their homelands
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Online course on how to write engaging articles and essays in Yiddish
Students will learn how to create headlines and opening paragraphs that can increase their audience
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