The day my grandparents’ neighbor betrayed them
In 1951, Jeremy Stern's uncle was shocked to find his reputation ruined due to a pro-Communist Yiddish newspaper that was seen in his parents’ home
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The time a Christian woman turned to the Bintel Brief for advice
Her question and the editor's response reveal much about the emotional and sexual lives of women in the 1940s.
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Jewish־Ukrainian singer Kateryna Ostrovska produces album on the immigration experience
The goal of the project was to bring together artists who have family immigration experience to create a “spiritual homeland of the homeless.”
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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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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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New York State to provide unprecedented support for Yiddish speakers
The new Office of Language Access will soon contract with nearly 40 Yiddish translation agencies to translate and interpret for Yiddish speakers accessing government services.
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Satmar businessman Joel Klein: ‘Hasidim are living the American dream’
Responding to criticism of Hasidic schools, Klein invites people to Williamsburg to see how Hasidic businesses are thriving.
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Paring down our possessions as we get older — a Sukkos parable
For empty-nesters who have begun downsizing to a smaller home, the Sukkah paradigm really resonates.
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VIDEO: Rabbi Soloveitchik describes the emotional experience before Yom Kippur
In this introduction to his 1976 pre-Yom Kippur sermon, he describes how much easier it is to transmit knowledge than to inspire religious awe.
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VIDEO: A humorous Yom Kippur tale about a shtetl cantor (with English subtitles)
The classic story by Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem is performed here by actor Shane Baker.
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How to greet people in Yiddish on each Jewish holiday
Learn how to wish someone a Happy New Year and beyond with this Yiddish language guide
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