Articles
Essays and peer-reviewed scholarship in Yiddish Studies, an interdisciplinary field that engages all aspects of Yiddish cultural production, especially in its relationship to other cultures and languages.
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Review
Review of Seth Stern's Speaking Yiddish to Chickens
This account of Yiddish-speaking farmers offers a model for engaging with oral history and the memory of communities that have since disappeared.
Feb 14, 2024
Article
Breaking Ground, Broken English: Abraham Cahan’s The Imported Bridegroom
Cahan’s characters speak in broken languages, and in so doing find themselves unable to find stable ground in America.
Jul 07, 2020