Tag: Yiddish Literature

The 92nd Street Y has digitized over 400 historical lectures from the last 75 years, which are now accessible for free on their website thanks to a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Aaron Zeitlin delves into his father Hillel Zeitlin's philosophical and theological perspectives on Jewish history, emphasizing the unique national identity and historical mission of the Jewish people.
Frieda Johles Forman, a pioneering feminist in Jewish studies and literature, passed away at 87.
The Jacob Isaac Segal Awards for 2024, hosted by the Montreal's Jewish Public Library, are now accepting submissions.
Moyshe Nadir's 1919 satirical Yiddish story "Nutose and Protose" humorously depicts a man convinced by a peculiar individual to adopt vegetarianism, ultimately leading to a bizarre series of events, including a killing at a vegetarian restaurant.
Chaim Grade's novella "My Quarrel with Hersh Rasseyner" has been a subject of interest and analysis due to various translations and interpretations.
Chava Rosenfarb, a renowned Yiddish writer, is being celebrated in Lodz, Poland, where she was once imprisoned during the Holocaust.
Janice Weizman's book "Our Little Histories" delves into Jewish history and identity from the perspectives of everyday women.
The Yiddish Vokh, organized by Yugntruf, provides a Yiddish-speaking environment for one week each summer.
Chava Lapin, a renowned Yiddish teacher and scholar, passed away at the age of 89.
In this discussion, Anita Norich and Lisa Newman shed light on the often overlooked contributions of female Yiddish writers.
"Nobody's Fool" is a bilingual edition of Isaac Bashevis Singer's signature short story, Gimpel the Fool, featuring Singer's original Yiddish text, Saul Bellow's famous 1953 translation, and a new translation by David Stromberg.
The article discusses the problematic focus on "upstanders" in Holocaust education, which often overlooks the actual experiences of Jewish victims.
This text discusses the hideouts known as "malines" that were created in the Vilna Ghetto during the Holocaust.
Yiddish music fans can now celebrate the launch of The Yosl and Chana Mlotek Yiddish Song Collection website at the Workers Circle.
The article discusses the response of the Yiddish literary elite to Isaac Bashevis Singer's Nobel Prize win in 1978 and explores the lesser-known Yiddish writers, Chaim Grade and Abraham Sutzkever, who were revered by many Yiddish readers.
"Hanukkah" is a poem by Avrom Liessen that reflects on the author's childhood memories of the holiday.
The discovery of a lost Yiddish play from the early 20th century has shed light on the struggles of women regarding marriage, motherhood, and reproductive rights.
Miriam Karpilove was a prolific Yiddish author known for her serialized novels.
Chaim Grade was a prominent Yiddish writer born in Vilna, Lithuania, in 1910.
I.L. Peretz, a renowned Yiddish writer, was known for his provocative and sophisticated stories that often challenge moral expectations.
The book "Storytelling, or: Yiddish in America" explores the work of Isaac Bashevis Singer, the best-known Yiddish writer of the 20th century.
In this Halloween-themed episode of Unorthodox, the hosts discuss the Jewish influences in the movie Dune, William Shatner's interest in going to the moon, and why some religious Jews don't celebrate Halloween.
The article discusses a short novel by Sholem Aleichem called Moshkeleh Ganev, which was largely forgotten despite being published in 1903 and serialized in a Warsaw Yiddish daily.