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Forward Why the new play ‘The Gospel According to Chaim’ is a big deal 23 Jan 2024
Mikhl Yashinsky's new play, "The Gospel According to Chaim," marks a significant step for contemporary Yiddish theater. This original drama, performed by The...
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
Forward The true story behind the 'Night of the Murdered Poets' 3 Aug 2023
On August 12, 1952, Stalin's regime executed 13 Jewish cultural figures in Moscow's Lubyanka prison, an event now known as the Night of the Murdered Poets. T...
3 Aug 2023
Forward The church preacher who gave sermons in Yiddish 5 Jun 2023
Joseph Rabinowitz, a Jewish man from Bessarabia, founded a Christian-Jewish sect in 1882 where he preached in Yiddish, reflecting his belief in a synthesis o...
5 Jun 2023
Forward Why The New York Times translated its Hasidic yeshiva investigation into Yiddish 12 Sep 2022
The New York Times translated its investigative article on the secular education deficits in Hasidic yeshivas into Yiddish to ensure accessibility for the co...
12 Sep 2022
Forward Paper cuttings for Shavuos — a Jewish folk tradition 31 May 2022
Paper cuttings, known as shvueslekh, are a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish decoration for the festival of Shavuos. These intricate designs, akin to paper snowfl...
31 May 2022
Forward Paper cuttings for Shavuos — a Jewish folk tradition 31 May 2022
This article explores the Jewish folk tradition of creating paper cutouts, known as shvueslekh, to decorate homes during the festival of Shavuos, particularl...
31 May 2022