A glimpse of the Jewish left in 1920s Palestine
Hanan Ayalti’s Yiddish novel "Boom and Chains," now in English, portrays the complex struggles of the Jewish pioneers
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VIDEO: ‘Shtisel’ bubbe Lea Koenig in a Yiddish music video
The scene reminds us that even a woman in her 80s could feel like a little girl again, longing for her “mommy”
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Books How Yiddish authors made a new world writing for children
Miriam Udel’s book tracks the development of literature made to shape a Jewish universe
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You don’t need to be religious to enjoy the weekly Torah portion
Even atheists can enjoy these Yiddish poems and their translations, related to the Torah reading
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Two stirring poems about Oct. 7 by Ber Kotlerman
The author, a Yiddish literature professor at Bar Ilan University, wrote the poems soon after the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2023
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How this Jewish day school teaches students about the Holocaust
Students at the Ramaz Middle School view a map in English and Yiddish, as well as artifacts contributed by community members
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Video: Rabbi J. B. Soloveitchik discusses sin in the biblical story of Amnon and Tamar
In the disturbing narrative, King David’s son rapes his half-sister and then sends her away in disgrace
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How a Yiddish acting troupe fooled the Tsarist government
A newly translated memoir of the actress Esther Rachel Kamińska describes the Yiddish theater in the early 20th century
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VIDEO: Twelve popular Ashkenazi dishes, made gluten-free
These Yiddish cooking demos with English subtitles are handy for anyone with celiac or sensitivity to gluten
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Yiddish activist Bella Bryks Klein embraced the language with people of all ages
With boundless energy, Bella organized Yiddish events in Israel and promoted its use through video and lectures
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The surprising thing I learned about my tough-as-nails Bubby
While interviewing her for an article I was writing, she mentioned a man she once loved — before she met my Zaidy
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