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A Yiddish parody of the Hebrew prayer for rain

Rukhl Schaechter in Forward · 16 Oct

Rukhl Schaechter explores a unique cultural artifact—a Yiddish parody of the Hebrew prayer for rain, Tefillat Geshem, sung by the late cantor Mordechai Hershman.

0 Art History

From Shtetl to Pogrom

Susan Baskin in Tablet · 18 Jul

Issachar Ber Ryback, a Ukrainian Jewish artist, synthesized modernism with Jewish themes to create a national Jewish art.

0 Communities Education

A Thriving Shtetl in the American Desert

Jewdicious · 18 Jun

In the article "A Thriving Shtetl in the American Desert" by Ross Kagan Marks, the author discusses the growth and impact of the Jewish community in Las Cruces, New Mexico, led by Rabbi Bery and Rebbetzin Chenchie Schmukler of Chabad-Lubavitch.

0 History Art

Small town life: the shtetl through the eyes of an artist

Jewish Chronicle · 5 Jun

Mayer Kirshenblatt, an artist born in Opatw in 1916 and later settled in Toronto, vividly painted over 300 scenes of Jewish life in the shtetl, including everyday activities and taboo subjects, before the Holocaust.

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From the Archive | More Poetry of Linda Pastan

Moment in Moment · 24 Jul 2023

This collection of poems by Linda Pastan, published in Moment Magazine between 1975 and 2015, covers a range of themes and topics.

0 Communities History

A Bathurst Manor reunion kicks off a new exhibit showcasing the postwar mostly-Jewish suburban neighbourhood of north Toronto

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 29 May 2023

The recent Bathurst Manor reunion and exhibit highlighted the postwar mostly-Jewish neighborhood in north Toronto, showcasing its roots as a home for Holocaust survivors and Canadian-born Jewish families seeking space, greenery, and safety.

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Lilith and the Knight

Michael Weingrad in Jewish Review of Books · 21 Jun 2021

Gavriel Savit's "The Way Back" is a fantasy novel set in a mythologized Eastern Europe, featuring a demon-ruled land of the dead.

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Write a Modern Letter, Live a Modern Life

Alice Nakhimovsky in Jewish Review of Books · 3 Jan 2021

The brivnshteler, or letter-writing manual, was a popular self-help book in Jewish communities in the early 20th century.

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Changing the Image of the Shtetl

Rokhl Kafrissen in Tablet · 24 Dec 2020

This text discusses the changing image of the shtetl, or Eastern European Jewish town, in post-war Jewish American identity.

0 History Communities

A Stolen Seat

Doba-Mera Medvedeva in Jewish Review of Books · 15 Sep 2019

Doba-Mera Medvedeva's memoir details life in a shtetl in late 19th and early 20th-century Belarus, marked by poverty, revolution, and war.

0 Literature History

The Yiddish Madame Bovary’s Abortion

Dara Horn in Tablet · 8 Oct 2018

Dovid Bergelson, a prominent Yiddish novelist loyal to the Soviet government, was executed by Stalin in 1952.

0 Literature Language

Why Yiddish is Funny

Dara Horn in Tablet · 16 Oct 2017

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

0 History Communities

Scenes of Jewish Life in Imperial Russia

ChaeRan Y. Freeze in Jewish Review of Books · 25 Nov 2013

The anthology "Everyday Jewish Life in Imperial Russia" offers glimpses into the diverse experiences of Russian Jews before the revolution.

0 History Education

Fine Young Criminal

Eddy Portnoy in Tablet · 21 Jan 2010

In the late 19th century, the rise of the Yiddish press shed light on the lives of ordinary Jews, challenging the traditional focus on intellectual elites.

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