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Essays, interviews, listicles, podcasts, and much more, covering all aspects of Yiddish culture.
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Die Zweiflers and Frankfurt's Yiddish Underworld
The new ARD mini-series Die Zweiflers (The Zweiflers), a German TV, depicts the involvement of four generations of a Jewish family and their involvement in the red-light district in post-Holocaust Frankfurt, and displays their usage of Yiddish as it shifts over generations.
Feb 24, 2025
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Yiddishist Community in Intertwined Languages: 27th Symposium for Yiddish Studies in Germany (Düsseldorf)
The Symposium for Yiddish Studies in Germany is a unique conference that reflects the possibilities that are available with two linguistically-related languages.
Oct 31, 2024
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Yiddish and Berlin: A complex yet fruitful relationship?
The continuing relevance of Yiddish in Berlin highlights Yiddish not only as a means of communication but as a symbol of cultural and political resistance.
Oct 16, 2024
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Family Photos: A Yiddishist Looks at Mischpoche
What Andreas Mühe’s Mischpoche beckons is a Yiddish kvetsh—someone to squeeze the term, pinch and press it, articulate where the stress should fall.
May 28, 2024
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Berlin Yiddish Society Column: Sutzkever's Yortsayt
January 19th, 2020. A small gallery in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district is crowded and abuzz to honor the tenth anniversary of the death of Avrom Sutzkever with poetry, music, and visual art.
Mar 15, 2020