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Jewish Review of Books Romania! 15 Sep 2019
"I Do Not Care if We Go Down in History as Barbarians" is a film by Radu Jude that delves into the uncomfortable history of Romania during World War II. The ...
15 Sep 2019
Tablet The Cool Kids 6 Sep 2019
In ancient Jerusalem, to partake in Hellenistic sports, Jewish teenage boys had their circumcisions reversed. This act was a result of Jews aligning with Hel...
6 Sep 2019
Tablet Cities of Ice 19 Apr 2019
The text recounts the author's childhood fascination with a cartoon about Benjamin of Tudela, a 12th-century Jewish traveler, and explores their subsequent d...
19 Apr 2019
Tablet Message From a Yiddish Werewolf 8 Jan 2019
After the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre, a reflection on H. Leyvik's Yiddish poem "The Wolf," written in 1920, becomes hauntingly relevant. The poem depicts ...
8 Jan 2019
Jewish Review of Books Yiddish Heroism, Hebrew Tears 20 Dec 2018
"Black Honey, The Life and Poetry of Avraham Sutzkever" is a documentary highlighting the story of Avraham Sutzkever, a prominent Yiddish poet who survived t...
20 Dec 2018
Tablet The Yiddish Madame Bovary’s Abortion 8 Oct 2018
Dovid Bergelson, a prominent Yiddish novelist loyal to the Soviet government, was executed by Stalin in 1952. His novel "The End of Everything" is considered...
8 Oct 2018
Tablet Laughter in the Face of Oncoming Death 22 Mar 2018
Itzik Manger, a renowned Yiddish writer born in Romania, created joyful and delightful literature embodying the rich tradition of Yiddish culture. His work, ...
22 Mar 2018
Tablet ‘The Tree of Life’ Is a Brilliant Work of Art About the Holocaust 21 Feb 2018
"The Tree of Life" by Chava Rosenfarb is a profound Yiddish-language trilogy set in the Lodz Ghetto during the Holocaust. The work introduces a diverse array...
21 Feb 2018
Tablet The Cross on Our Foreheads 23 Jan 2018
"The Cross" by Lamed Shapiro is a powerful Yiddish story set in wide-open America, following a hobo whose life is marked by tragedy and violence from a bruta...
23 Jan 2018
Tablet My Old Kentoki Home 18 Dec 2017
Y.Y. Shvarts, a Yiddish poet, wrote the epic Yiddish poem "Kentoki" in the early 20th century, focusing on three generations of Jewish life in Kentucky, chal...
18 Dec 2017