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Essays, interviews, listicles, podcasts, and much more, covering all aspects of Yiddish culture.
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The Fully Authentic Final Exam for Elementary Yiddish I
An innovative series of authentic real-world speaking and writing prompts for students finishing their first semester of Yiddish.
Feb 17, 2021
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Briv funem Arkhiv: A Peek Inside Our Inbox
While we usually conceive of the archive as a place to learn about the past, today we’re looking at a repository that can tell us about the place of Yiddish in today’s world full of rapid digital communication… and spam.
Feb 17, 2021
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Briv funem Arkhiv: Uriel Weinreich’s Valentine’s Card to his Future Wife, Bina Silverman
In time for Valentine’s Day 2021, James Nadel introduces us to Uriel Weinreich’s 1948 bilingual, multi-page, anti-Valentine’s-Day valentine to his future wife, Bina Silverman.
Feb 12, 2021
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Songs to Make It Better: A Review of the Third and Fourth Unternationals by Daniel Kahn and Psoy Korolenko
Uri Schreter reviews two new albums from Daniel Kahn and Psoy Korolenko.
Feb 11, 2021
Interview
"I want this to be a place for you": A Conversation with Ira Khonen Temple
Yael Horowitz and Ira Khonen Temple talk queer Yiddishkayt, collage, and masoyre in Temple’s new album.
Feb 02, 2021
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The Latest Yiddish Translations, 2020
A roundup of translations published in 2020.
Jan 24, 2021
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Shtetl Berlin: Online Edition
What happens when you move a klezmer festival online? Ekaterina Kuznetsova reviews Yiddish culture in the era of COVID-19 at Shtetl Berlin 2020.
Jan 19, 2021
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Briv funem Arkhiv: A Family Treasure, Protected at YIVO
A briv for khanike: a handmade menorah — complete with a row of tiny chairs — and handmade pedestal, a family heirloom donated to YIVO for safekeeping.
Dec 14, 2020