Yiddish

Using this Yiddish word is an art that anyone can master

There are plenty of opportunities to kvell. Here are the key categories.

By Ellen Scolnic and Joyce Eisenberg February 12, 2020 3:10 pm

Ideas

How did a Yiddish name meaning “refined” devolve into a term used to mean “blabbermouth”?

February 4, 2020 3:05 pm

Ideas

Without even knowing it, we’ve all absorbed a set of intensely negative beliefs about Yiddish, and one successful show hasn’t changed that.

January 6, 2020 3:08 pm

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