Blog

A new volume of poetry that re-imagines Yiddish folk song as confession, political protest, and playful soundscape.

Apr 05, 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

Jamie Elman and Eli Batalion on language politics in Montreal, Jewish comedy, and making pop culture in Yiddish.

Mar 27, 2016

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

In a shocking turn of events on the eve of Pirim, Yiddish has been declared fully revived!

Mar 23, 2016

Bernie Sanders, Democratic forerunner, speaks out on behalf of Yiddish underdogs.

Mar 23, 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

Our editorial team discusses/debates our guidelines for translating and transliterating place names from the Yiddish.

Mar 20, 2016

Naomi Seidman reflects on having translated Jonathan Boyarin’s Yiddish Science and the Postmodern and asks: what power does Yiddish have in our world of nonstop chatter, of ubiquitous and generalized marginality, of planetary precarity?

Mar 13, 2016

An Israeli TV show about the Hasidic Shtisel family explores the country’s complicated language politics.

Mar 06, 2016