Interviews
Interview
How to Shoot an Impossible Movie: An Interview with Menashe Lustig and Joshua Z Weinstein at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival
An interview with the director and lead actor of the new Yiddish film, Menashe.
Feb 27, 2017
Interview
The Gefilte Manifesto
An interview with the authors of the new cookbook, The Gefilte Manifesto: New Recipes for Old World Jewish Foods.
Feb 23, 2017
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Sholem Aleichem's Digital Turn
An interview with Jeremy Dauber about the new website SholemAleichem.org
Jan 18, 2017
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Spectacular Vernacular: An Interview with Ezra Berkley Nepon on New Yiddish Theater, Queer Performance Arts, and “Dazzle Camouflage”
On the beautiful, radical, accessible, possibilities of performance and Yiddish.
Nov 15, 2016
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“Conversion through language”: Mo Pareles on Yiddish, Old English, and the Temporal Other
A medievalist uses Yiddish in her scriptural scholarship.
Nov 10, 2016
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Radical, Rational Eating: Eve Jochnowitz on Eastern European Vegetarians, Jewish Politics, and Translating The Vilna Vegetarian Cookbook
Eve Jochnowitz discusses the rise of vegetarian cuisine among Jews, leftist politics, and how to make gefilte fish without any fish at all.
Sep 27, 2016
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Embracing the Multiple: A Conversation with Zohar Weiman-Kelman
Zohar Weiman-Kelman on the intersections of Yiddish, translation, and the erotic.
Jun 01, 2016
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Jews in the Archives: A Conversation with Gennady Estraikh
Gennady Estraikh speaks with Managing Editor Sarah Ellen Zarrow about the groundbreaking project “A Comprehensive History of the Jews of the Soviet Union,” a seven-year initiative led by researchers in NYU’s Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies.
May 26, 2016
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"Eight Volumes in Dour Maroon": Josh Fogel on Translating the Leksikon
The Leksikon fun der nayer yidisher literatur, which is full of hard-to-find biographical and bibliographical information about Yiddish writers, is tough to access outside institutions or from the far side of a paywall. By methodically translating and posting entries from the Leksikon online, Josh Fogel is working to change that.
Apr 10, 2016
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“Nothing’s of use to me, except this little song”: Norbert Hirschhorn Reimagines Yiddish Song
A new volume of poetry that re-imagines Yiddish folk song as confession, political protest, and playful soundscape.
Apr 05, 2016