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From Hasidic shtetl to Nazi camp
Read this article in Yiddish Rachmil Bryks (1912 – 1974) dedicated his literary oeuvre to one theme: The Holocaust, which he survived in the Lodz Ghetto and German slave labor work camps. A new English translation compiles three of his autobiographical works. Part I — “Those Who Didn’t Survive” — tells the story of the…
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Zoominar: What makes Yiddish humor so Jewish?
Yiddish comedians and experts on Yiddish comedy spoke with Rukhl Schaechter, editor of the Forverts, about their work during a Zoominar organized by the Forward on Monday. Panelists Hy Wolfe, Michael Wex, Shane Baker, Allen Lewis Rickman and Yelena Shmulenson traded jokes and performed short monologues characteristic of Yiddish humor. Wolfe, longtime Yiddish theater actor…
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Yiddish yoga with Reyna: Chair series
Every episode of “Yiddish Yoga with Reyna” can be seen here.
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WATCH: Yiddish yoga with Reyna: sun salutation
Learn some poses that combine breath and movement, demonstrated before a stunning California landscape.
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WATCH: Zoominar about Yiddish song today with Lorin Sklamberg and other Yiddish music figures
Read this article in Yiddish. On Monday, June 22nd, Forverts editor Rukhl Schaechter moderated a panel discussion with Yiddish singers Lorin Sklamberg, Daniel Kahn, Sarah Gordon, Michael Alpert and folksong expert Itzik Gottesman on the question, “Why are Yiddish Songs So Popular Now?” Each participant spoke about their perception of Yiddish music today and what…
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“We Shall Overcome” sung in Yiddish
Read this article in Yiddish While the wave of demonstrations sweeping the world in the wake of George Floyd’s murder will undoubtedly inspire a new generation of protest music, it has also led many to revisit older songs. Some feel that the anthem most associated with the Civil Rights Movement, “We Shall Overcome,” is too…
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Click here for our interactive Yiddish crossword puzzles
Crossword puzzle fans who know some Yiddish can now do Yiddish puzzles directly on their computer screens and immediately check if their answers are correct as they work on the puzzle.
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Amidst coronavirus pandemic, YIVO looks to the digital future
Read this article in Yiddish. Like stores, museums and theaters, archives and specialized libraries have struggled to adapt in the face of social distancing due to the Covid-19 pandemic. With staff and scholars unable to access their holdings and the public unable to attend in-person programming, many institutions have found themselves in a state of…
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Why the rabbi cursed his congregation
Read this article in Yiddish Last September, the Forward published an article about a very curious incident in 1926, in which the rabbi of a Yonkers Orthodox synagogue opened the aron kodesh, the ornamental closet in the synagogue housing the Torah scrolls, and cursed the congregation. The author of that article, Nancy Klein, whose parents…
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Album of Yiddish songs is nominated for a Pulitzer
Read this article in Yiddish The annual Pulitzer Prizes, awarded by Columbia University, are best known for recognizing outstanding journalism. Less known is that Columbia awards equally prestigious Pulitzer prizes for excellence in fiction, poetry, historical writing, drama, general nonfiction, biography and music. Unlike the Oscars or the Grammys, which announce nominees…
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