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We at In geveb are deeply saddened by the untimely passing of David Shneer z”l. We have gathered tributes and reflections from several who knew him well together with David’s own words from In geveb’s archives in honor of David’s shloshim,

Dec 10, 2020

Avram Mlotek shares the personal, family, and artistic roots of the Folksbiene’s online pandemic-era Kids and Yiddish reunion show this spring.

Dec 10, 2020

Our annual roundup of Yiddish at AJS for this year’s virtual conference -- including a virtual In geveb kave-sho!

Dec 06, 2020

The abundance of “eternal grandparent” figures in Jewish children’s literature begs the question: Which bubbe and zayde are right for you?

Nov 30, 2020

An original children’s story celebrating Yiddish-English translation.

Nov 22, 2020

An interview with translator Ellen Cassedy about her two translations of Yiddish children’s poetry into English: a collection of prewar children’s poems for a book called “Yiddish Zoo” and a collection of Boris Sandler’s “Good Morning” poems for children.

Nov 16, 2020

Over the next few months, we’ll be bringing you a series of posts across the blog, pedagogy, and translation sections of In geveb, all with a focus on Yiddish children’s literature.

Nov 15, 2020

Faith Hillis interviews Vienna-based musician and activist Isabel Frey about her latest album, Millennial Bundist; the place of Yiddish music in contemporary left-wing politics; and Frey’s creative rewritings of revolutionary anthems.

Nov 12, 2020

Mikhl Yashinsky discusses his starring role as Bobe Yakhne in the Folksbiene production of The Sorceress, featuring an In geveb first — a Yiddish drag performance recorded just for our lucky readers!

Oct 29, 2020

A conversation about the effort to create and disseminate a list of vocabulary for speaking and writing in Yiddish about the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of George Floyd’s brutal murder at the hands of police.

Oct 27, 2020