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Essays, interviews, listicles, podcasts, and much more, covering all aspects of Yiddish culture.
Blog
Before Birobidzhan
Yevgeniy Fiks visits Birobidzhan, and refuses nostalgia and mourning on his return.
May 07, 2018
Blog
Diocese of Birobidzhan
Yevgeniy Fiks looks at Birobidzhan’s (Christian) present.
May 07, 2018
Blog
Where Text Meets Sweat: Reading Yiddish Utopia in the Utah Landscape
Erin Faigin asks utopian questions in Clarion, Utah, the site of a former Yiddish agricultural colony.
Dec 27, 2017
Interview
Seeking and Queering Utopia: A Chat About the Steiner Summer Yiddish Program
Queerness, religion, and the other in the Yiddish Book Center’s Steiner Summer Yiddish Program
Nov 24, 2017