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On taking revenge against negligent editors in the archive.

Dec 05, 2018

Feb 12, 2018

In mid-nineteenth century America, early use of postvernacular Yiddish helped Jews locate themselves in the culture.

Sep 13, 2016

A librarian discovers that Isaac Bashevis Singer’s fans wrote letters as compelling as the novels they loved.

Jun 14, 2016

Gennady Estraikh speaks with Managing Editor Sarah Ellen Zarrow about the groundbreaking project “A Comprehensive History of the Jews of the Soviet Union,” a seven-year initiative led by researchers in NYU’s Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies.

May 26, 2016

The Leksikon fun der nayer yidisher literatur, which is full of hard-to-find biographical and bibliographical information about Yiddish writers, is tough to access outside institutions or from the far side of a paywall. By methodically translating and posting entries from the Leksikon online, Josh Fogel is working to change that.

Apr 10, 2016

An interview with Stefanie Halpern, assistant curator of the current exhibition on New York’s Yiddish Theater at the Museum of the City of New York.

Mar 29, 2016

In honor of Purim, a fine calligraphed scroll of Yehoash’s translation into Yiddish of the Book of Esther, completed by the poet’s daughter Chava.

Mar 22, 2016

The fifth and final post in an investigation of an autobiography found in the YIVO archives from 1930s Poland: why do we need to read these autobiographies today?

Jan 31, 2016

The fourth in a series of five posts about an autobiography found in the YIVO archives from 1930s Poland: suicide and the modern library of a maskil.

Jan 24, 2016