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Essays, interviews, listicles, podcasts, and much more, covering all aspects of Yiddish culture.
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Daughterhood
A lyrical essay on relationships between a translator and previous generations: Liba Augenfeld, a native Yiddish speaker who lived in Vilna before the Holocaust and could share linguistic and cultural knowledge she knew first hand, and the translator’s own mother who had a conflicted relationship with Yiddish.
May 25, 2023
Blog
Briv funem arkhiv: Wulf Winokur, Hebrew Seminarian and Yiddish Humorist in Vilna
Winokur’s letters offer a colorful snapshot of student life in Vilna between the world wars.
May 02, 2023
Blog
Vilner Yidishistn in Their Natural Habitat
Saulė Valiūnaitė offers a glimpse into the storied Velfke’s restaurant, a gathering place for Yiddish writers, actors, and artists in interwar Vilne.
Jan 21, 2020
Interview
Radical, Rational Eating: Eve Jochnowitz on Eastern European Vegetarians, Jewish Politics, and Translating The Vilna Vegetarian Cookbook
Eve Jochnowitz discusses the rise of vegetarian cuisine among Jews, leftist politics, and how to make gefilte fish without any fish at all.
Sep 27, 2016