Blog

Heskes explores the contents of a slim, blue-leathered notebook he found in his parents’ garage. The notebook belonged to his grandmother’s mother, the Yiddish writer Dora Schulner.

May 28, 2020

Rabbi Abraham Bick united a serious commitment to traditional Judaism with political radicalism in his short-lived New York City yeshiva, the Institut far Yidisher Bildung.

Jan 12, 2020

In mid-nineteenth century America, early use of postvernacular Yiddish helped Jews locate themselves in the culture.

Sep 13, 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

Jill Soloway and Micah Fitzerman-Blue on writing Transparent in Yiddish, whether or not you noticed.

Mar 01, 2016

When American popular culture imagines Yiddish as a language of vulgar comedy, how can Yiddish cultural activists respond?

Dec 24, 2015

Hear the voice of Yiddish poet Aaron Glantz-Leyeles as he meditates on the loneliness of the Yiddish writer while still embracing the magic of the American landscape.

Oct 06, 2015

A portrait of the kultur-tuer, Moyshe Shtarkman (1906-1975), the activist engaged in the day-to-day moments that materially and intellectually make Yiddish culture.

Aug 13, 2015