Blog
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.
Jun 17, 2024
Blog
Whither Queer Yiddishkayt?
Alicia Svigals explores queer yiddishkayt past, present, and future.
Oct 11, 2021
Interview
Seeking and Queering Utopia: A Chat About the Steiner Summer Yiddish Program
Queerness, religion, and the other in the Yiddish Book Center’s Steiner Summer Yiddish Program
Nov 24, 2017
Blog
We Are More Than the Oppressions We Are Forced to Bear: On Being Queer and Jewish in Moscow
Joseph Heller reflects on oppression, solidarity, mutual prejudice, and Yevgeniy Fiks’ new book.
Apr 05, 2017
Interview
Imagining a Dictionary for Solidarity: A Conversation with Artist Yevgeniy Fiks on Russian, Yiddish, and Transnational Queer Dialects
Anna Elena Torres talks with Yevgeniy Fiks about Internationalism, queer politics, utopias and imaginary mapping, and Soviet Yiddish.
Apr 05, 2017