Esther Kreitman, sister of Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer, wrote powerful Yiddish fiction capturing Jewish life, ...
In 2013, a pamphlet of songs, written in Yiddish, was discovered among the belongings of Sydney-based Polish woman “Olga R”.
The linguistics major discovered his interest in Yiddish poetry through his coursework at Brandeis. After taking Yiddish courses with professor Ellen Kellman, Bernstein continued to pursue his ...
Penn professor Kathryn Hellerstein discusses Yiddish poetry translation at Kelly Writers House event
Penn Yiddish professor Kathryn Hellerstein discussed the role of translation in Yiddish women’s poetry and its influence on literary history at an event hosted by Kelly Writers House on Feb. 19.
The Yiddish Book Center is something of a misnomer. The Amherst, Massachusetts, institution runs language classes, trains translators, produces podcasts, hosts the summer music festival Yidstock, and ...
In April 2020, right after the COVID virus sequestered us all in our homes, the Forward staff huddled about what we could do for the many people who felt isolated, unable to go to work or to see their ...
Israeli Hebrew didn’t kill Yiddish. As a new exhibit in NYC shows, it gave it a new nest to live in.
The YIVO Institute looks at the Jewish “language war” in Palestine before the founding of the Jewish state. (New York Jewish Week) — Just before the end of the second millennium, Ezer Weizman, then ...
Though the Swiss born actor-singer-dancer often performs in Yiddish, her latest song is about chasing her dreams in the Big Apple. (New York Jewish Week) — One-of-a-kind Jewish musician Lea Kalisch, a ...
Seed of Doubt, a short, Yiddish-language horror movie making film festival rounds, raises two thought-provoking questions: What makes a horror movie horrifying, and how does that change when the film ...
Leslie Katz led a team that explored the intersection of tech and culture, plus all manner of awe-inspiring science, from space to AI and archaeology. When she's not smithing words, she's probably ...
Under Joel Grey's direction and performed in Yiddish, "Fiddler on the Roof" is the first big hit for Stage 42, formerly the Little Shubert. Matthew Murphy The biggest little hit in town right now is ...
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