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A tour through the more surprising moments of mixed dancing in Yiddish literature, from dancing with the dead to dancing with a pickle.

Jun 01, 2021

The latest installment of our annual effort to gather together the latest publications relevant to Yiddish Studies in English.

May 28, 2021

Eve Romm traces the many approaches to resolving the problem of Shylock on the Yiddish stage, from apologetics to heroism.

May 12, 2021

Editing collected volumes of Yiddish writing during WWII, Melekh Ravitsh and Moyshe Rosenberg imagined a forum for the exchange of information, research, and ideas with the goal of developing strong ties between Jewish communities throughout the American continents.

May 02, 2021

From the collections of the University of Capetown, recently damaged by fire, an important document of Bundist history and a reminder of the global breadth - and precarity - of Yiddish archives.

Apr 29, 2021

Margaret Frothingham and Paula Cohen discuss fire trucks, folktales, and other considerations in Cohen’s illustrations for this new treasury of Yiddish children’s stories.

Apr 21, 2021

The phenomenon of Corona songs in the frum world shows us that something quite new is happening with regard to Hasidic music.

Apr 08, 2021

Ayelet Brinn discusses Professors Gennady Estraikh’s and Mikhail Krutikov’s long-running series, Studies in Yiddish, for Legenda, and the changes they’ve seen in academic publishing and Yiddish studies over the course of the past twenty years.

Mar 23, 2021

Baker explores the career of Abraham S. Freidus, a reclusive, pioneering, and Yiddish-theater-loving Judaica librarian. His research reveals the tight nexus that existed a century ago between a small coterie of Eastern European-born Judaica librarians in the United States; their philanthropic patrons of Central European background; and the largely male, Yiddish-speaking readers who frequented the important Jewish libraries of that era.

Mar 07, 2021

On Wednesday, February 26, President Joseph R. Biden announced in a press briefing that he will be hosting Asch Wednesday 2022 at the White House.

Feb 25, 2021