This article discusses the tradition of mock Jewish weddings, both in traditional Jewish settings such as summer camps and Jewish day schools, as well as in ...

This article discusses the connection between the song "Rozhinkes mit mandln" (Raisins and Almonds) and the holiday of Shavuot. Shavuot is referred to as "zm...

In observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the article suggests watching Orson Welles' film "The Stranger" as a reminder of the ongoing threat...

This text discusses the changing image of the shtetl, or Eastern European Jewish town, in post-war Jewish American identity. It examines Abraham Joshua Hesch...

The author reflects on their experience in Yiddish culture and the Klezmer revival in the late 1990s. They discuss the establishment of Yiddish folk arts ins...

The text discusses the tension between journalism and academia, using the example of Menashe Unger's criticism of Gershom Scholem's work on Jewish mysticism ...

The article delves into the intertwining of myth and history in the Jewish-American immigration narrative, comparing the Exodus story to the mass Jewish migr...

The discussion delves into the recent developments in the world of Yiddish literature, focusing on Arun Viswanath's translation of Harry Potter into Yiddish ...

The discussion delves into the complexities of Jewish identity and tradition in modern times, particularly focusing on the controversies surrounding Jewish s...

Yiddish children's literature evolved from being nonexistent to having its own dedicated stories in newspapers in the late 19th century, coinciding with the ...