This synagogue ‘gets’ why you need Yiddish on Yom Hashoah
Of the six million Jews who were killed in the Holocaust, 85% were Yiddish speakers.
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A photo of my bubbe when Jewish stores still had Yiddish signs
As far as I know, this photograph is my family's only physical link to our Yiddish-speaking past
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VIDEO: Warsaw Ghetto Uprising commemoration highlights women ghetto fighters
Speakers at the event described in gripping detail the heroic acts by women, including young girls, in the resistance
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Philanthropist Elie Hirschfeld gifts domains Yiddish.com and Yiddish.org to the Forward
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Check out the links to our English and Yiddish articles, easy-to-read Tidbits column, Yiddish Wordle and videos
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Will Chaim Grade’s novel ‘Sons and Daughters’ come out in Yiddish?
The new English translation is drawing praise but surprisingly, the original Yiddish version was never released in book form
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What pre-pesach cleaning was like in the shtetl
The late Mayer Kirshenblatt, from Opatow (Apt), recalls his parents replacing the straw in their mattresses.
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Children taking part in a Seder while hiding from the Nazis
In Zina Rabinowitz's tale, a teacher keeps the children's fear at bay by appealing to their imagination
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Yiddish fans in Berlin launch a Yiddish open mic series
The goal is to bring together the Yiddish language and literary culture community and the thriving local Yiddish music scene
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Yiddish in Texas: An unexpected language is still riding the bronco
In Houston, the “Yiddish Vinkel” has been meeting for 45 years, and now there’s even a Yiddish class for teenagers
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Roundtable talk about future of Yiddish with top-notch speakers
Panelists will discuss the interest in Yiddish among college students and the broader Jewish and non-Jewish community
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