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Printable Bronx Bohemian Fashion Paper Dolls

Now you can play with your favorite Yiddish cultural figures!

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Shomer Aleichem: The Facts of A Life

This essay offers for the first time infor­ma­tion ver­i­fied by our own comedic sensibilities about Shomer Aleichem’s significant and influential corpus.

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Announcing In geveb’s New Subscription Model

We decided it was high time to make a little money off of you.

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Call for Papers: Kol Ish: Reclaiming Men’s Voices

What is the role of men writers in the development of Yiddish literature? For too long, men writers have been neglected by literary critics, scholars, and cultural institutions.

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A Purim Letter from the Editors: Hamans Never Triumph

If you arrived at In geveb’s Purim issue reluctantly because you are not in the mood for laughter, Purim offers an outlet for other feelings as well, such as rage, hope, and despair.

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War of the Wordles

Yeder vertl hot zikh zayn ertl (every Wordle finds its girdle)

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Yiddish Songs to Sing in the Shower

We asked some experts, whose answers are dripping with wisdom.

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In praise of “איז”, a Loveable, Adorable, but also Tragic Yiddish Word With Many Meanings

The word איז is both funny and sad, like Yiddish itself. It comes from somewhere in Eastern Europe.

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Asch Wednesday at the White House

On Wednesday, February 26, President Joseph R. Biden announced in a press briefing that he will be hosting Asch Wednesday 2022 at the White House.

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