My rebbe, David Weiss-Halivni: a scholar and a mensch
He often invited me on his walks on Riverside Drive and this became a cherished moment for me to be with my revered teacher.
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Yiddish postcards from the war in Ukraine
A Ukrainian woman is producing postcards with slogans in Yiddish to raise money for first-aid kits.
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From our archives: A Jewish teen from Bialystok lands in a Chinese prison
Harry and his two friends were fed foul rice and could hear the Chinese prisoners who shared their cell being beaten with a rope.
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Don’t just say you’re a secular Jew. To honor our heritage, study it.
Meet four secular Jews who are uniquely knowledgeable in the rich Yiddish cultural legacy, which includes literature, history and yes, religion.
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How the Soviet Jew was made
In his novel, "Judgment," Dovid Bergelson describes how the pogroms convinced Jews to support the Soviet authorities.
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From our archives: Two Jewish teens escaping Bialystok arrive in Harbin, China
Despite Czarist Russia’s attempt to spread antisemitism to Harbin, China prohibited anti-Jewish persecutions in the areas it controlled.
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VIDEO: Yiddish songs for the 4th of July
Like most immigrant groups, Jews who settled in the U.S. were eager to assimilate, while still holding on to their cultural roots.
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From Bialystok to Brooklyn: A Jewish immigrant’s trek across three continents
This story is based on an article by the immigrant himself, Choni (Harry) Oshinsky, that appeared in the Forverts in the 1970s.
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The brave Yiddish startup
I wanted to know what motivated people to dedicate their lives to spreading Yiddish, and to share their stories.
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Jewish Dishes We Miss
This rundown of 10 popular Jewish delicacies from Eastern Europe includes recipes to enable you to try making them yourself.
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More than shtetl and pogrom: Inside the movement to translate Yiddish
A group of Yiddish translators wants the world to know how modern, feminist and relatable Yiddish literature actually is.
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