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Jew Bites Dog: Tidbits from the Yiddish Press of Yore

Tel Aviv Review · 15 Oct 2018

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.

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Jew Bites Dog: Tidbits from the Yiddish Press of Yore

Tel Aviv Review · 15 Oct 2018

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.

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Sensationalism! Sex! Jews Behaving Badly!

Eddy Portnoy in Tablet · 19 Mar 2018

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.

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Rokhl’s Khanike Gift List for the Yiddishist in Your Life

Rokhl Kafrissen in Tablet · 13 Dec 2017

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.

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Bad to the Bone: Episode 112

Unorthodox · 16 Nov 2017

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."

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Bad to the Bone: Episode 112

Unorthodox · 16 Nov 2017

This episode of Unorthodox features Eddy Portnoy discussing his book "Bad Rabbi," which explores the colorful personalities and stories from the Yiddish press that are often neglected in mainstream Jewish history.

0 Literature Culture

Death of a Yiddish Giant

Eddy Portnoy in Tablet · 2 Apr 2015

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

0 History Science

Eddy Portnoy in Tablet · 21 May 2010

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