During the Holocaust, Yiddish children's literature captured the spirit of resistance among young Jews facing Nazi oppression. A story from the anthology 'Ki...

Miriam Udel explores the tale from Zina Rabinowitz's 1958 collection, examining a conflict between cousins Raphael and Michael over the dual aspects of Shavu...

Miriam Udel discusses the powerful themes in Zina Rabinowitz's 1945 Yiddish story "Elijah the Prophet," set during the Holocaust, where Jewish children hide ...

Purim, a holiday characterized by festive reversals and theatrical retellings of the Purim story, often blends humor with deeper reflection on Jewish surviva...

In "Frankie's Menorah," a translated Yiddish Hanukkah story set against the backdrop of the 1849 California Gold Rush, two Jewish families—one German and the...

Miriam Udel presents a Yiddish children's Simchat Torah parable illustrating the intrinsic value of the Torah over material goods. Through a short tale of pi...

Miriam Udel's translation of Zina Rabinowitz's story "A Sukkah on the Pampa" explores the challenges faced by a Jewish family of early 20th-century agricultu...

Miriam Udel retells a Yiddish folktale about an elderly rabbi who sacrifices attending the Kol Nidre service to comfort a crying baby and its sibling, highli...

In challenging times, Jewish communities find hope in the cyclical nature of their holidays. Miriam Udel explores how Yiddish children's literature from the ...