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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
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
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 Why ‘Hester Street’ meant so much for Jewish women (and for Yiddish) 5 Jan 2021
The 1975 film "Hester Street," directed by Joan Micklin Silver, holds significant cultural and historical value as it portrays Jewish immigrants in New York ...
5 Jan 2021
Forward I miss those secular Jews who led traditional seders 14 Mar 2018
Rukhl Schaechter reflects on the paradox of secular Jews leading traditional seders with religious fervor, exemplified by her Uncle Yoyne and others of his g...
14 Mar 2018
Forward From Cowboy Hats to Black Hats 23 Jul 2010
In Dallas, Texas, the Dallas Area Torah Association (DATA), a Lithuanian-Yeshiva community kollel, has been transforming the local Jewish community since its...
23 Jul 2010