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New CD of Yiddish children’s songs by composer David Botwinik

Deborah Strauss in Forward · 4 Dec 2025

A new CD of Yiddish children's songs titled "Zumer iz shoyn vider do" celebrates the legacy of the late David Botwinik, a Vilna-born composer who passed away in 2022 at the age of 101.

0 Communities Sports

Jewish family killed in New York plane crash

Grace Gilson in Forward · 16 Apr 2025

A tragic plane crash in New York's Hudson Valley claimed the lives of a Jewish family and their loved ones en route to a Passover celebration.

0 Communities Holidays

Jewish family on way to Passover seder killed in NY plane crash

Grace Gilson in JTA · 15 Apr 2025

A tragic plane crash claimed the lives of a Jewish family traveling to celebrate Passover in upstate New York.

0 Communities Language

Five cities now have regular meet-ups in Yiddish

Rukhl Schaechter in Forward · 23 Mar 2025

Yugntruf has launched an initiative called Farbreng to create in-person gatherings for Yiddish speakers in cities like Boston, Chicago, Michigan, Montreal, and Toronto.

0 Communities Culture

Five cities now have regular meet-ups in Yiddish

Rukhl Schaechter in Forward · 23 Mar 2025

Farbreng, an initiative by Yugntruf, is fostering in-person Yiddish-speaking gatherings across various cities including Boston, Chicago, Michigan, Montreal, and Toronto.

0 Culture Politics

A painful split in the Yiddishist community since Oct. 7

Rukhl Schaechter in Forward · 26 Sep 2024

The piece explores the growing ideological divide within the Yiddishist community over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, heightened since the Hamas attacks on Israel in 2023.