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Descendants of hidden Jews in Asia, particularly the Macanese in Macau, China, and the Kristang people in Singapore and Malaysia, are mixed-heritage creole c...

Miriam Isaacs is the Yiddish language coach for the play "Hester Street," a drama set in the world of Jewish immigrant life in New York. The play revolves ar...

The article discusses the reasons behind the prevalence of Yiddish words in English with German spellings. It highlights the historical influence of the Jewi...

The writer, an Israeli-American immigrant, reflects on their accent and fear of being perceived as a foreigner due to their proficient English, lacking a dis...

Etgar Quiz no 262 tests knowledge of Jewish history and culture. Questions cover topics such as the timing of the shmittah year, origins of the Yiddish langu...

Rashi script, a cursive script used by early printers to distinguish Rashi's commentary from the Biblical text, has no connection to Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki h...

The April cover of The Atlantic features Yiddish slogans alongside English text, recalling the heyday of American Yiddish theater, to discuss Franklin Foer's...

A campaign has been launched to knit scarves for hostages in Gaza as reported in the Yiddish news brief "Tidbits." The initiative aims to provide comfort and...

The American Ladino League has emerged as a new center for studying Ladino, the Romance language with roots in medieval Spain and significant influence from ...

"Language City" by Ross Perlin delves into the world of endangered languages in New York, exploring the challenges faced by speakers of languages like Yiddis...

Aaron Lansky, founder of the Yiddish Book Center, is retiring after rescuing 1.5 million Yiddish books and helping revitalize Yiddish language, literature, a...

The author recounts how Jewish music, inspired by their mother's German cultural background and classical influences, helped them navigate personal struggles...

The text explores the concept of everyday Ashkenazi magic and its presence in Jewish life in Eastern Europe, focusing on elements like spells, divination, an...

The author discusses the concept of "kneytsh," which is Yiddish for nuance, highlighting its importance in understanding complex issues like the Israel-Gaza ...

Philip 'Fishl' Kutner, a dedicated figure in promoting Yiddish culture and organizing Yiddish conferences across North America, passed away at 97. Born in Ne...

In this poignant piece by Sharon Packer, the author reflects on a unique typewriter repair shop in a neighborhood filled with aspiring writers. The focus is ...

In Berlin, a group called Shmues un Vayn meets regularly in bars to chat in Yiddish, attracting a diverse range of members from various language backgrounds ...

This article provides a list of Jewish-Slavic baby names that reflect the heritage of European Jews who come from or still live in Slavic-speaking countries ...

The author discusses her journey to reconnect with her Jewish identity, prompted by her son's questions about their Jewishness. She reflects on her own upbri...

A video showcasing popular Yiddish names for dogs, catering to those who love dogs and Jewish culture, featured on the channel MyJewishMommyLife.

Actor Jeremy Allen White and his estranged wife, actress Addison Timlin, gave their eldest daughter the rare and beautiful Jewish name Ezer Billie. While nei...

The 1939 Yiddish film "Mothers of Today" depicts the clash between old-world values and modernity through the characters of Mrs. Valdman, a traditional neigh...

The author reflects on their journey of learning Hebrew and the significance it holds for their Jewish identity. They push back against the notion that Yiddi...

In this discussion, Daniel Gordis and Amy E. Schwartz explore the question of whether American Jews can fully understand the experience of Israelis living in...

Avram Davidson, a fantasy and sci-fi writer, wrote a story called "Goslin Day" which is set on a day that is believed to be significant in Jewish folklore. T...

"Across So Many Seas" is a new novel by Ruth Behar that tells the story of four generations of Sephardic Jewish girls longing for freedom and struggling to n...

This article discusses the overuse and degradation of the word "Nazi" in contemporary discourse. The author argues that the word has lost its power and signi...

Pinny Bulman's newest poetry book, "Old Shul," explores his boyhood growing up in the once-thriving Jewish neighborhood of Washington Heights in northern Man...

A twelve-year-old boy named Sender Glasser, who is fluent in Yiddish, Polish, and English, has created a tutorial in Yiddish on how to make delicious pretzel...

This article provides a list of baby names that can work in both English and Arabic, as well as in Jewish and Muslim cultural contexts. The names have simila...

The article recounts the author's experience at Camp Kinder Ring, a Yiddish camp in upstate New York. The camp, hosted by The Workers Circle, brings together...

This article presents a list of Jewish baby names that are suitable for families with Spanish-Jewish heritage or for those in multicultural Jewish-Hispanic b...

The Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts has unveiled a new core exhibition called "Yiddish: A Global Culture," which takes a relational approach to...

"The Gospel According to Chaim" is a new Yiddish play by Mikhl Yashinsky that explores the story of a Jewish-born Christian missionary, Chaim Henry Einspruch...

Ladino, also known as Judeo-Spanish or Judezmo, is a language that evolved as a dialect of Medieval Spanish with elements of Hebrew and Aramaic. It is a symb...

An Israeli project that aims to connect secular Jews to their religious heritage is gaining popularity. The project involves writing a Torah scroll and has a...

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...

Sephardic Jews, whose ancestors were expelled from Spain in 1492, have maintained their cultural and historical identity through oral history, community orga...

Wendy Zierler explores the dynamic evolution of Hebrew as both a secular and sacred language, highlighting its transition from being primarily ritualistic, a...

The Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion's Jewish Language Project showcases Jewish linguistic diversity through a multilingual Omer counter dur...

This episode of Unorthodox features a Yiddish singing sensation Mendel Goldman, followed by the debut of their new series "Across the JEW.S.A." where Liel vi...

Luis de Torres, the first Jew in the Americas, accompanied Christopher Columbus on his voyage as a translator in the hopes of encountering descendants of the...

The author's note explores the complexities and challenges of deciding which language to write poetry in, torn between the Hebrew of their upbringing and Eng...

Emanuel Lottem, Israel's most prolific science fiction translator, is celebrated for his Hebrew translation of Frank Herbert's Dune. Born in 1944, Lottem sha...

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida, and Noah Efron cover significant topics in Israel, such as settlers peacefully evacuating a West Bank outpost as ...

In the context of Israel's vaccine diplomacy, where it is gifting vaccines to diplomatic allies, there is internal and international concern. Netanyahu's pol...

Robert Berman, an American Jewish immigrant in Israel, authored a book on Arabic idioms titled "Min Taq Taq: A Collection of Arabic Idioms" with editor Chris...

The article by PJ Grisar discusses Donald Trump's limited use of Yiddish, particularly focusing on his preference for vulgar and phallocentric terms such as ...

In a Russian shtetl during the mid-1800s, a man claiming to be a Jewish soldier named Dovid returns after 25 years in the czarist army, seeking his family. T...

Renowned Yiddish expert Michael Wex, known for his work in preserving the Yiddish language, has authored several books including "Born to Kvetch." In a recen...