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Essays, interviews, listicles, podcasts, and much more, covering all aspects of Yiddish culture.
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Yiddish Studies in Russian: 2014–2019
An annotated bibliography of Yiddish Studies scholarship published in Russia between 2014 and 2019.
May 05, 2020
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Briv funem Arkhiv: A Haphazard Yiddish Invoice from the Musterverk Series
Rachelle Grossman digs up a revealing clerical mix-up in the distribution of Shmuel Rollansky’s 100-volume Musterverk series — a moment both funny and tragic at the end of the series’ long run.
Apr 17, 2020
Interview
Moscow’s Yiddish Center: An Interview with Lyubov Lavrova and Olga Vinogradova
Tova Benjamin, Lyubov Lavrova, and Olga Vinogradova discuss Yiddish in Moscow, including the Jewish Museum in Moscow, organizing a leyen krayz, and contemporary Yiddish culture in Moscow.
Apr 13, 2020
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Translating and Teaching Yiddish Prose by Women
It is time to stop lamenting the paucity of available Yiddish prose works by women and, instead, to translate more and to use the wealth of material that is already available.
Apr 02, 2020
Interview
The State of Yiddish Studies in China
This piece is offers a broad portrait of the state of Yiddish Studies in China today, including its role in the small but growing field of Jewish Studies in China.
Mar 17, 2020
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Berlin Yiddish Society Column: Sutzkever's Yortsayt
January 19th, 2020. A small gallery in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district is crowded and abuzz to honor the tenth anniversary of the death of Avrom Sutzkever with poetry, music, and visual art.
Mar 15, 2020
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In geveb's 120 under 120
Welcome to In geveb’s 120 under 120 list, our annual selection of movers and shakers in the Yiddish world—all of them under 120 years of age!
Mar 09, 2020
