‘Feodor Dostoyevsky and Sholem Aleichem’ (a delightful example of Yiddish humor)
The late Forverts humorist Abraham Shulman describes what happened when almost no one showed up to one of his lectures.
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Heirloom: 1950s Forward Cream of Wheat ad has my family in it
Among the immigrants in her parents' circle, everyone knew that this farina brand was a staple in their household.
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How a Hebraist Israeli party ended up boosting the Yiddish press
In honor of Yom Ha'atzmaut read why the ruling party Mapai published not one, but two Yiddish newspapers.
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VIDEO: ‘Hava Nagila’ and two other Israeli hit songs – in Yiddish
David Eshet’s recording of “Yerushalayim shel zahav” (“Jerusalem, City of Gold”) became the most popular Yiddish song in Israel’s history.
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VIDEO: Yiddish Word of the Day – Israel
In honor of Yom Ha'atzmaut, learn which fruit and nut have the word Israel in them.
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85% of the Jews killed in the Holocaust spoke Yiddish. Here’s how to honor them.
Many shuls and day schools commemorate Yom Hashoah, but disappointingly few include Yiddish at these events.
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Feeling the poverty as a child of survivors
Michael Fox describes the pain his mother, a Holocaust survivor, felt at needing to depend on relatives for support.
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Still no NYC monument for the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust
Warsaw Ghetto survivor Arthur Nunberg called for this in a 1973 speech near the UN but all the city provided was a temporary plaque.
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Our grown children and their dating apps
As parents, we tend to fight hard for our children’s happiness. But in this arena, we’re powerless.
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VIDEO: Watch this rare home film of a Seder in 1932
Ruth Katcher, whose great-grandfather is leading the seder, shares the digitized version of the film.
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My obsession with my Hasidic father’s handwritten letters
His letters were remarkably similar to those I wrote as a teen: petty gossip among friends, misunderstandings, pranks, but also deep friendship.
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