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Cerealized Yiddish: Good to the Last Dropkin
.קינדער זײַנען פֿאַרליבט אין די סעריאַלס
Mar 23, 2024
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Briv Funem Arkhiv: Jessica Kirzner’s “The Beach” (1996) and Rokhl Fishman’s “Yam mikh arum” (1962)
The newly-rediscovered “The Beach” (1996) is a striking early example of Yiddish writer, translator, editor, and teacher Jessica Kirzane’s non-Yiddish work.
Mar 23, 2024
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The Latest in Yiddish Studies in English: 2023
The latest installment of our annual effort to gather together the latest publications relevant to Yiddish Studies in English.
Mar 14, 2024
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Training for Yiddish Instructors Based in The Latest Pedagogy Research: An Interview with Asya Schulman and Sonia Bloom
Jessica Kirzane chats with Asya Schulman and Sonia Bloom to learn about the whats, hows, and whys of the programs for training Yiddish language instructors through the Yiddish Book Center: the Yiddish Pedagogy Fellowship, the Yiddish Pedagogy Practicum, and Advanced Yiddish classes for Yiddish teachers.
Mar 05, 2024
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Brivkestl: Call for Responses to our Publishing about the Israel-Gaza war
What do you think about our coverage in relation to the war in Gaza? Let us know.
Feb 27, 2024
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Review of The Gospel According to Chaim by Mikhl Yashinsky
Eyshe Beirich reviews Mikhl Yashinsky’s original Yiddish play Di psure loyt khayim.
Feb 26, 2024
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“Do What You Can to Survive”: Women’s Holocaust Memories in Silent Tears: The Last Yiddish Tango
The creators of the 2023 album Silent Tears: The Last Yiddish Tango grapple with complex questions about long-term trauma and the burdens of memory for women who survived the Holocaust.
Feb 23, 2024
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The Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference: A Collaborative Project to Share Scholarship and Create Connections
The third annual Farbindungen Yiddish Studies Conference will be taking place online from February 18-19th, 2024. Organizers Carolyn Beard, Caleb Sher, and Sophia Shoulson discuss the origins of the initiative, this year’s offerings, and the future of Yiddish studies with Chana Toth-Sewell.
Feb 08, 2024
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The Latest Yiddish Translations, 2023
A roundup of translations published in 2023.
Feb 02, 2024