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At Yid­dish aca­d­e­m­ic con­fer­ences in Israel, Eng­lish is often the lan­guage of schol­ar­ship and con­ver­sa­tion. Why? 

Nov 10, 2015

A con­fer­ence in Paris this sum­mer seeks papers on the lit­er­ary dias­po­ras of Ashke­naz, with a focus on Hebrew and Yiddish. 

Jan 19, 2016

A bib­li­og­ra­phy of schol­ar­ly works in Yid­dish Stud­ies pub­lished in Eng­lish over the last two years.

Feb 07, 2016

A bib­li­og­ra­phy of schol­ar­ly works in Yid­dish Stud­ies pub­lished in French over the last two years.

May 16, 2016

Gen­nady Estraikh speaks with Man­ag­ing Edi­tor Sarah Ellen Zarrow about the ground­break­ing project ​“A Com­pre­hen­sive His­to­ry of the Jews of the Sovi­et Union,” a sev­en-year ini­tia­tive led by researchers in NYU’s Skir­ball Depart­ment of Hebrew and Juda­ic Studies.

May 26, 2016

In geveb seeks pro­pos­als for Spe­cial Issues of the journal. 

Oct 24, 2016

A round-up of respons­es to the elec­tion of Don­ald Trump by schol­ars of Yiddish. 

Dec 22, 2016

A bib­li­og­ra­phy of the pro­lif­ic out­put of Yid­dish schol­ar­ship pub­lished in Eng­lish last year. 

Feb 08, 2017

A bib­li­og­ra­phy of the out­put of Yid­dish schol­ar­ship pub­lished in Eng­lish last year.

Apr 23, 2018

A bib­li­og­ra­phy of the out­put of Yid­dish schol­ar­ship pub­lished in Eng­lish last year.

Jun 19, 2019