The USSR Turned Against The Jews. But First, It Was A Yiddish Intellectual Haven.
Only naive observers believed that in the 1920s writers like Dovid Bergelson and Moyshe Kulbak returned to the USSR solely for ideological reasons.
After 122 Years In Print, The Forverts Moves Forward
Given our digital readership growth over the past few years I feel optimism about the Forverts’ future.
How A Yiddish Song Yearning For Moldova Became An Anthem For Jewish Immigrants Everywhere
Nostalgia songs took on a profoundly somber tone after the Jewish communities of the towns they mentioned were murdered in the Holocaust.
From The Forward Archives: A Very Yiddish Valentine’s Day
The chocolates were certified kosher. But why was the paper honoring a Christian holiday?
How Sephardic Culture Shaped Ultra-Orthodox Judaism
Ashkenazi Hasidim use a Sephardi prayer book, and the bonfires and haircutting ceremonies on Lag B’Omer are distinctly Sephardi rituals.
