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Forward A painful split in the Yiddishist community since Oct. 7 26 Sep 2024
The piece explores the growing ideological divide within the Yiddishist community over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, heightened since the Hamas attacks o...
26 Sep 2024
Forward VIDEO: Discovering Yiddish on Tisha B'Av 13 Aug 2024
A video by the Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project explores how Gella Schweid Fishman's life was impacted when she discovered a Yiddish school ...
13 Aug 2024
Forward Yiddish Shabbos songs to sing while sipping your glass of tea 17 Jul 2024
Yiddish Shabbos songs are an integral part of the Friday night dinner experience, offering a connection to Jewish traditions. These songs, known as zemirot, ...
17 Jul 2024
Forward Online conference seeks role for Yiddish in the future of Holocaust studies 19 Jun 2024
An upcoming online conference titled "Yiddish and the Holocaust: New Approaches" seeks to emphasize the importance of incorporating Yiddish language and cult...
19 Jun 2024
Forward Young hostage's bubbe has schnitzel waiting for him in the freezer 24 May 2024
Zili Wenkert, an 83-year-old Holocaust survivor in Gedera, Israel, has been deeply distressed since her grandson, Omer Wenkert, was abducted by Hamas in Octo...
24 May 2024
Forward Why the new play ‘The Gospel According to Chaim’ is a big deal 23 Jan 2024
"The Gospel According to Chaim" is a groundbreaking Yiddish play written by Mikhl Yashinsky, based on the true story of Chaim Einspruch, a Galician-born Jew ...
23 Jan 2024
Forward Why the new play ‘The Gospel According to Chaim’ is a big deal 23 Jan 2024
The play "The Gospel According to Chaim" is a significant achievement in contemporary Yiddish culture. It tells the true story of Chaim Einspruch, a Galician...
23 Jan 2024
Forward Watch: New Hasidic song tells the story of a tragic car accident 19 Jan 2024
Hasidic Yiddish songwriter-singer Motty Ilowitz has released a new song called "Mochel" (Forgive Me) which tells the heartbreaking story of a driver who acci...
19 Jan 2024
Forward Translator of women's poetry, Zelda Kahan Newman, has died 14 Dec 2023
Zelda Kahan Newman, a renowned translator of Yiddish women's poetry and a Yiddish linguist, passed away at the age of 77. She published several books related...
14 Dec 2023
Forward Meet the upbeat, Yiddish-chatting Israeli soldier, Yonatan 19 Oct 2023
Yonatan Alman, a 33-year-old Israeli reservist, has become a social media sensation by sharing his upbeat experiences during active duty through Yiddish vide...
19 Oct 2023