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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...

Ladino, also known as Judeo-Spanish, is an endangered language that originated from medieval Spain and incorporates Hebrew, Turkish, Arabic, and other influe...

Terrorists launched hundreds of rockets from Gaza into Israel in response to the killing of a Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader. Avi Issacharoff and Judah Ari...

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and Jeremy Benstein discuss the impact of the Hebrew language on uniting or dividing Jews globally, the potential conseque...

In a discussion led by Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and Jeremy Benstein, the trio explores the impact of Hebrew language on global Jewish unity, the po...

Yiddish singer Adah Hetko, known for modernizing classic songs from ethnomusicologists like Ruth Rubin, collaborates with Allison Posner and Joe Hetko to per...

In the article "Cantillation: Some Observations Part 1" by William Gewirtz, the author discusses the importance of trop - the traditional chanting of the Heb...

Yiddish has become an official minority language in Sweden due to its historical presence in the country since the 18th century and its connection to the Jew...

At the age of 68, the author reflects on their journey of learning Yiddish later in life, despite not growing up with the language spoken fluently at home. T...

"Queer Yiddishkeit" explores the intersection of queerness and Yiddish culture, particularly in the context of Golden Era Yiddish films like The Dybbuk, wher...

The text discusses the historical connection between Jewish immigrants, particularly anarchists, and the labor movement in America during the late 19th and e...

In this episode of The Book of Schmutz, the hosts interview Jackie Hoffman, who plays Yenta in a Yiddish production of Fiddler on the Roof, and Motl Didner, ...

The Yiddish typewriting manual "Praktishe metode far der yidisher shrayb-mashin" by Tobias Jonas, published in 1929, aimed to teach touch-typing in Yiddish t...

This text narrates the story of the author's grandmother, Savta, who was born in Yemen and immigrated to Israel, where she was given a Hebraized name. The au...

The Hasidic Yiddish print industry is thriving, with publications like Der Yid, Di Tzeitung, and Der Blatt catering to an ever-growing readership in communit...

Hal Linden and Ryan Ochoa, known for their roles in the new film "The Samuel Project," discuss their intergenerational movie where a Jewish grandfather and g...

Haim Beer, an Israeli author whose work emphasizes Jewish sources and themes, has a newly translated vignette published in Tablet, showcasing his unique lite...

The article discusses the history of Jewish education in America, focusing on the development of secular Yiddish schools from 1917 to 1950. These schools aim...

In episode 145 of "If I Were a Fiddler," the focus is on the Yiddish production of Fiddler on the Roof, titled Fidler afn Dakh. Rachel Zatcoff, who plays Tze...

Moyshe Nadir, a Yiddish writer and satirist, is gaining new popularity with his work being translated into English, including his acerbic comic play "Messiah...

Dr. Liora Halperin discusses the inculcation of the Hebrew language in pre-State Israel with a focus on the ideological and practical elements involved durin...

The essay explores the ambiguity and complexities found in Yehudah Halevi's popular poem Yom Shabbaton, focusing on the debate around different versions of t...

The article discusses the Jewish history of pancakes, focusing on latkes - potato pancakes fried in oil, traditionally eaten on Hanukkah to commemorate the m...

The Academy of the Hebrew Language faced the challenge of translating the word "podcast" into Hebrew. After public input, the chosen Hebrew term is "Hesket,"...

The essay reflects on the author’s childhood discovery of Isaac Babel's works, which became the first Jewish language they could relate to, spurring thoughts...

In a podcast discussion by Noah Efron, Allison Kaplan Sommer, and Miriam Herschlag, they explore significant topics, including Likud's contradictory statemen...

In this bonus episode of Unorthodox, host Mark Oppenheimer discusses the discomfort surrounding the use of the word "Jew" as a noun, sparked by Kayla Moore's...

The TOTAH gallery in the Lower East Side showcased an exhibition featuring Mel Bochner and Alighiero Boetti, two prominent conceptual artists. David Totah, t...

The article discusses various gift ideas for Yiddish enthusiasts, such as high-quality dictionaries like Beinfeld and Bochners Comprehensive Yiddish-English ...

The text reminisces about the author's grandfather, Grandpa Maurice, sharing anecdotes about his colorful life and love for making foul medemes, an Egyptian ...

Yiddish literature, often associated with humor, primarily features a dark, anti-redemptive comedy where characters face doom and suffering, contrary to the ...

The discussion delves into the late Hebrew poet Lea Goldberg's work, focusing on her later poems as a departure from traditional forms and a reflection of he...

Linguist Sarah Bunin Benor discusses the linguistic 'tells' of Orthodox Jews in the podcast episode, highlighting how they may code switch based on their aud...

This episode of Unorthodox features a conversation with linguist Sarah Bunin Benor on the unique elements of Orthodox Jewish language and the nuances of ling...

In a special crossover episode with Lexicon Valley, linguist John McWhorter joins the discussion on 'Unorthodox' to delve into the concept of Jewish English,...

This episode of Unorthodox features a crossover with Lexicon Valley's host, John McWhorter, delving into the nuances of Jewish English and exploring whether ...

Mark Oppenheimer, host of Unorthodox, has raised the question of the word "Jew" versus "Jewish" in a recent op-ed for The New York Times, highlighting the de...

In this episode, Mark Oppenheimer discusses the nuanced perceptions and historical context of the word 'Jew' with Brooke Gladstone. The conversation centers ...

The article discusses the intersection of Judaism, Esperanto, and the life of Dr. Ludwig Zamenhof, a Jewish ophthalmologist who invented Esperanto as a unive...

In this episode of Unorthodox, the hosts explore modern adaptations of Yiddish language with Gitl Schaechter Viswanath, and delve into German identity and hi...

In episode 61 of Unorthodox, the hosts celebrate Yiddish culture with guest Gitl Schaechter Viswanath, co-author of the Comprehensive English-Yiddish Diction...

The text discusses the author's experiences attending a Hegelian conference in Moscow during the 1970s, where he was invited to speak on Marx's criticism of ...