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Tag: Mikhl Yashinsky

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Why the new play ‘The Gospel According to Chaim’ is a big deal

Rukhl Schaechter in Forward · 23 Jan

"The Gospel According to Chaim" is a groundbreaking Yiddish play written by Mikhl Yashinsky, based on the true story of Chaim Einspruch, a Galician-born Jew who became a Christian missionary.

0 Art Culture

Why the new play ‘The Gospel According to Chaim’ is a big deal

Rukhl Schaechter in Forward · 23 Jan

The play "The Gospel According to Chaim" is a significant achievement in contemporary Yiddish culture.

0 Literature Language

For Christmas, the story of the Jewish-born Christian missionary who translated the New Testament to Yiddish

PJ Grisar in Forward · 22 Dec 2023

"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, who translated the New Testament into Yiddish.

0 Holocaust Culture

A new play tells the true story of a former Hasid who translated the New Testament into Yiddish

Jon Kalish in JTA · 21 Dec 2023

"The Gospel According to Chaim" is a new Yiddish-language play based on the true story of Chaim Einspruch, a former Hasidic man who translated the New Testament into Yiddish and encouraged Jews to convert to Christianity during the Holocaust.

0 Culture Literature

The first new full-length American Yiddish drama in decades is set to take the stage

ZGolden in Forward · 15 Dec 2023

The New Yiddish Rep is set to produce the first original, full-length American Yiddish drama in seven decades called "The Gospel According to Chaim."

0 Culture Jewish Law

Forward 50 | Mikhl Yashinsky: Yiddish Renaissance Man

Forward · 20 Dec 2019

Mikhl Yashinsky is a versatile and passionate figure in the revival and promotion of Yiddish culture.