Blog
Essays, interviews, listicles, podcasts, and much more, covering all aspects of Yiddish culture.
Interview
Bad Jews Making Good TV: An Interview with Yidlife Crisis
Jamie Elman and Eli Batalion on language politics in Montréal, Jewish comedy, and making pop culture in Yiddish.
Mar 27, 2016
Blog
Fin der redaktsiye: In geveb to Switch to Galitsianer Standard Yiddish
After much deliberation, and lobbying from the Peylish Caucus, the In geveb Editorial Board has resolved to use Galitsianer Standard Yiddish going forward.
Mar 23, 2016
Blog
Vilne? Vilna? Wilno? Vilnius?: Place Names in Yiddish
Our editorial team discusses/debates our guidelines for translating and transliterating place names from the Yiddish.
Mar 20, 2016
Blog
Shtisel’s Ghosts: The Politics of Yiddish in Israeli Popular Culture
An Israeli TV show about the Hasidic Shtisel family explores the country’s complicated language politics.
Mar 06, 2016