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Interview
A Brief History of Yiddish Dictionaries: Ilan Stavans in Conversation with Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath
Ilan Stavans and Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath talk Yiddish dictionaries, lexicography, and how the Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary came to be.
Dec 10, 2025
Blog
Searching for Ashkenaz
Ashkenaz, the undiscovered country, lies just north of nowhere and a little west of wherever we want it to be.
Jun 07, 2016