Tag: Yiddish Language

Zelda Kahan Newman, a renowned translator of Yiddish women's poetry and a Yiddish linguist, passed away at the age of 77.
This article discusses the experiences of Jewish writers during wartime, focusing on two figures: Sholem Aleichem, a famous Yiddish writer from the late 19th and early 20th century, and Katja Petrowskaja, a contemporary writer.
The article discusses the decline of Yiddish as a language in Israel.
This fiction story tells the tale of Ruben Gedalia Petrofsky, who changed his name to Rudolf G. Peters to fit in with the non-Jewish community.
This article discusses Jewish baby names that start with the letter T. It provides a list of names for boys, girls, and unisex options, along with their meanings and variations.
Chava Lapin, a renowned Yiddish teacher and scholar, passed away at the age of 89.
The Lusk Committee Archive, preserved by the State of New York, contains tens of thousands of documents documenting a critical period in American radical history during the First Red Scare.
In recent years, there has been a surge in popular cultural production within the Hasidic community in America.
In this fictional story, Charlie Wineglas is taking care of his elderly parents, who are slowly losing their memory.
In the first letter, the writer discusses the importance of an outsider's perspective in Israeli politics and policy-making.
Dovid Braun, a linguist and Yiddish instructor, has been appointed as the Academic Advisor in Yiddish Language, Pedagogy, and Linguistics at the Max Weinreich Center at YIVO.
Two Jewish American writers, Elizabeth and Aaron, discovered a connection between their novels, both inspired by their grandmothers' immigration stories through Cuba to the United States.
Rivke Basman Ben-Hayim, the last living Yiddish poet of her generation, passed away in March 2023 at the age of 98.
The article discusses the significance of chickens in Jewish life.
Silvia Wagensberg, a retired Spanish teacher and artist, has painted portraits of Yiddishists as part of her artistic expression.
Actor David Duchovny explored his Jewish heritage on the show "Finding Your Roots."
The article discusses the importance of Yiddish language and culture in Jewish identity.
In this personal essay, the author recounts their experience working as a psychologist for intellectually and emotionally challenged Hasidic children in a Hasidic elementary school in Brooklyn.
Irena Klepfisz, a poet-activist and Holocaust survivor, explores the ambiguity between death and survival in her collection of poems, "Her Birth and Later Years."
The author has been selected to receive the Adrienne Cooper Dreaming in Yiddish award for 2022.
Chaim Grade was a prominent Yiddish writer born in Vilna, Lithuania, in 1910.
Faux-Hebrew typography, the use of Hebrew-like lettering in non-Hebrew contexts, has a long history in Jewish culture.
A collection of anti-fascist Yiddish children's drawings from the 1930s is currently on display at Columbia University's Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
The poem "Moiss Ville" celebrates a small Jewish community in Argentina.
The author shares the story of their father, a Holocaust survivor who spoke multiple languages including Yiddish.