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Essays, interviews, listicles, podcasts, and much more, covering all aspects of Yiddish culture.
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Yiddish has a word for that! Notes on the Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary (2016)
Isaac Bleaman goes to Yidish-vokh and reports back from a conversation between the editors of the new Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary.
Oct 27, 2016
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Call for Special Issues
In geveb seeks proposals for Special Issues of the journal.
Oct 24, 2016
Interview
Radical, Rational Eating: Eve Jochnowitz on Eastern European Vegetarians, Jewish Politics, and Translating The Vilna Vegetarian Cookbook
Eve Jochnowitz discusses the rise of vegetarian cuisine among Jews, leftist politics, and how to make gefilte fish without any fish at all.
Sep 27, 2016
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The Lonely Hero Needs Reanimating: Poems by Yisroel Nekrasov | רעאַנימאַטאָרן קענען אַלץ: לידער פֿון ישׂראל נעקראַסאָוו
A new book of contemporary Yiddish poetry from the Russian writer Yisroel Nekrasov considers murder, reanimation, the geography of time, and the long work of mourning.
Sep 22, 2016
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“What a ‘Medina’ is Amerikay”: Postvernacular Yiddish in Nineteenth-Century America
In mid-nineteenth century America, early use of postvernacular Yiddish helped Jews locate themselves in the culture.
Sep 13, 2016
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Dem emes gezogt | דעם אמת געזאָגט: A Letter from the Editors
Thoughts for a new academic year and changes behind the scenes at In geveb
Sep 05, 2016
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"Are We Normal?": Mail from Isaac Bashevis Singer's Fans
A librarian discovers that Isaac Bashevis Singer’s fans wrote letters as compelling as the novels they loved.
Jun 14, 2016
Blog
Searching for Ashkenaz
Ashkenaz, the undiscovered country, lies just north of nowhere and a little west of wherever we want it to be.
Jun 07, 2016