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Essays, interviews, listicles, podcasts, and much more, covering all aspects of Yiddish culture.
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The 2087th Question or When Silence Is the Only Answer
What kind of life will there be after the Resurrection of the Dead?
I may not believe in an afterlife or in resurrections, but I do believe that cultures can be reawakened and revived in new generations.
Jan 07, 2020
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Another 'Tradition Omission': Reconsidering Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish
Fiddler’s Yiddish translation merits discussion in The New York Times, not as history or metaphor, but as a window into how Jews tell stories about themselves.
Apr 15, 2019
Interview
Spectacular Vernacular: An Interview with Ezra Berkley Nepon on New Yiddish Theater, Queer Performance Arts, and “Dazzle Camouflage”
On the beautiful, radical, accessible, possibilities of performance and Yiddish.
Nov 15, 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