Conference on Yiddish activism and academia on NY’s Upper West Side
The two-day event marks the 15th yortsayt of the renowned linguist and Yiddish instructor, Mordkhe Schaechter
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Jewish־Ukrainian singer Kateryna Ostrovska produces album on the immigration experience
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VIDEO: Delicious sweet and sour stuffed cabbage for Sukkot
This traditional Ashkenazi dish is usually prepared on the seventh day of Sukkot, Hoshanah Rabbah, thanks to a pun
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VIDEO: A humorous Yom Kippur tale about a shtetl cantor (with English subtitles)
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How to greet people in Yiddish on each Jewish holiday
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