Dr. Eddy Portnoy, a Senior Researcher at YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, explores intriguing tales from the Yiddish press in his book "Bad Rabbi and Other Strange But True Stories from the Yiddish Press," shedding light on the peculiar aspects of Jewish culture in pre-WWII New York and Warsaw.

Dr. Eddy Portnoy discusses his book "Bad Rabbi and Other Strange But True Stories from the Yiddish Press," which offers a collection of peculiar and insightful tales from the Yiddish press of New York and Warsaw before WWII.

The Yiddish press of the early 20th century was not immune to sensationalism, publishing stories of crime, sex, and violence that captivated readers despite criticisms of their impact.

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

This episode of Unorthodox features Eddy Portnoy, a senior researcher at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, discussing his book "Bad Rabbi: And Other Strange but True Stories from the Yiddish Press."

This article discusses the significance of I.L. Peretz, a prominent figure in modern Jewish literature who passed away 100 years ago.

Phrenology, a pseudo-science popular in the past, claimed that personality traits could be determined by the bumps on a person's head.