Yiddish

From Judeo-Greek to Karaim, Oxford courses on 12 rare Jewish languages aim to keep heritages alive

A free online program from Oxford University goes way beyond Yiddish and Ladino.

By Michelle Krasovitski October 12, 2021 3:09 pm

The classic Jewish film ‘Hester Street’ gets a new life in 2021

The debut film from Joan Micklin Silver, best known for her rom-com “Crossing Delancey,” has been given a 4K restoration.

October 6, 2021 5:06 pm

from Hey Alma

The New York Times called Isaac Bashevis Singer a Polish writer. Here’s how Wikipedia warriors made him Jewish again.

The fight over Singer’s identity offers lessons on the pitfalls of decentralized knowledge in the era of disinformation, with some possible insights about Polish ultranationalism.

June 4, 2021 12:40 pm

Ideas

Yiddish writers knew from pogroms. Here’s what they can teach us about Tulsa and beyond.

By Jessica Kirzane June 3, 2021 1:03 pm

How Duolingo created a Yiddish course with a secular scholar and Hasidic Jews from Brooklyn

By Gabe Friedman April 1, 2021 5:01 pm

Ideas

This deadly tragedy at a Yiddish performance is the reason it’s illegal to yell ‘fire!’ in a crowded theater

By Henry Abramson February 4, 2021 1:16 pm

‘Jeopardy!’ just had a Yiddish category with words like ‘schlep’ and ‘nosh’

By Lior Zaltzman December 3, 2020 11:07 am

from Kveller

David Shneer, beloved professor of Jewish studies, dies at 48

By Ben Harris November 10, 2020 8:00 am

‘It’s a call to action’: A Yiddish theater company puts on a Sinclair Lewis play that imagines US falling into authoritarianism

By Josefin Dolsten October 28, 2020 4:32 pm

These 10 Yiddish words will get you through quarantine

By Ellen Scolnic and Joyce Eisenberg May 20, 2020 1:55 pm

from Kveller

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From Judeo-Greek to Karaim, Oxford courses on 12 rare Jewish languages aim to keep heritages alive

The classic Jewish film ‘Hester Street’ gets a new life in 2021

The New York Times called Isaac Bashevis Singer a Polish writer. Here’s how Wikipedia warriors made him Jewish again.

Yiddish writers knew from pogroms. Here’s what they can teach us about Tulsa and beyond.

How Duolingo created a Yiddish course with a secular scholar and Hasidic Jews from Brooklyn

This deadly tragedy at a Yiddish performance is the reason it’s illegal to yell ‘fire!’ in a crowded theater

‘Jeopardy!’ just had a Yiddish category with words like ‘schlep’ and ‘nosh’

David Shneer, beloved professor of Jewish studies, dies at 48

‘It’s a call to action’: A Yiddish theater company puts on a Sinclair Lewis play that imagines US falling into authoritarianism

These 10 Yiddish words will get you through quarantine

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