Pedagogy
Reflections on the teaching and learning of Yiddish, as well as downloadable guides, exercises, and lesson plans to use in the classroom.
Pedagogy
Writings of Destruction and Reconstruction in the Polish-Jewish Diaspora: The Case of Yankev (Jacob) Pat, Yiddish Author, Educator and Activist
This article serves as a biographical and bibliographical reference text to introduce readers to Yankev (Jacob) Pat’s life and career, with a focus on the early postwar years.
Mar 19, 2024
Pedagogy
Tsugob: Urke Nachalnik on the Yiddish Stage
Last spring we published Jonah Lubin’s overview and bibliography of “Master Criminal” Urke Nachalnik. Now, he has expanded this research to discuss how Urke Nachalnik was represented in popular Yiddish culture.
Feb 06, 2024
Pedagogy
Chaim Grade: Facts of a Life
This essay offers the first fruits of laborious research in Grade’s papers, which were were jointly acquired by the National Library of Israel and YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York in 2013.
Dec 15, 2021