“Hasidic Yiddish”
Blog
Yiddish Studies - Present and Future: A Conference Marking the 15th Yortsayt of Dr. Mordkhe Schaechter (z’’l)
Zackary Sholem Berger
Texts & Translation
An Excerpt from Vetinok Lelamdo Sefer
Katle Kanye
Translation by Daniel A. Kipnis
Review
Not Entirely Off the Derech: A Review of Ayala Fader’s Hidden Heretics
Zackary Sholem Berger
Ayala Fader’s new book analyzes the double lives of hidden heretics — and how they are forced into such a bifurcated existence. It’s hard for a Yiddishist to maintain a neutral distance from Hidden Heretics, which is devoted to Hasidim who have almost gone completely off the religious path, but still stay inside their communities, leading double or multiple lives.
Oct 17, 2021
Blog
Hasidic Songs about Coronavirus: A Wonderful Voice of Renewal / חסידישע קאראנע-לידער א וואונדערליכע שטימע פון חידוש
Eli Benedict
Blog
Seizing the Means of Cultural Production: Hasidic Representation in Contemporary Yiddish Media
Rose Waldman
Blog
Yiddish-language Feature Menashe Premieres at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival