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Essays, interviews, listicles, podcasts, and much more, covering all aspects of Yiddish culture.

Interview

"I'm Doing my Best Here!": An Interview with Tomas Woodski on Yiddish Language Activism and Creativity

A wide-rang­ing con­ver­sa­tion about the sta­tus of Yid­dish in Swe­den, cre­at­ing new Yid­dish tele­vi­sion, pro­mot­ing Yid­dish, and the inter­con­nect­ed world of Yid­dish cul­tur­al activists.

Interview

Bad Jews Making Good TV: An Interview with Yidlife Crisis

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

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Fin der redaktsiye: In geveb to Switch to Galitsianer Standard Yiddish

After much delib­er­a­tion, and lob­by­ing from the Peylish Cau­cus, the In geveb Edi­to­r­i­al Board has resolved to use Gal­it­sian­er Stan­dard Yid­dish going forward.

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Vilne? Vilna? Wilno? Vilnius?: Place Names in Yiddish

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

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