“Queer yidishkeyt”

Her Birth and Later Years and Pomiędzy światami/ Between Worlds are more than poems and essays; these books are a testament to Irena Klepfisz’s life as a survivor, a Jewish lesbian, a Yiddishist, and a political activist.

Oct 21, 2024

This article introduces and provides a textbook supplement on queer family vocabulary.

Apr 05, 2022

Jun 13, 2019

In August 2018, Australian theatre maker and director Samara Hersch, along with Chamber Made, a company operating at the ‘nexus of contemporary performance, music and sound’, presented Dybbuks – a production in three acts exploring ideas of possession; of women being with the dead; of desire, ritual, and voice. Here, Nicola Menser Hearn reviews the production and discusses it with Hersch.

Nov 30, 2018

Shterna Goldbloom discusses photography, community, and memory. Her saturated, colorful work centers the liminal places where the holy and the marginal come together. 

Mar 19, 2018

Readers weigh in on "How Do You Say 'Parents' in Yiddish?," offering their own vocabulary suggestion and asking further important questions. 

Jun 22, 2016

Anna Elena Torres shares her reflections about, and syllabus for, the course "Gender and the Body in Yiddish Literature." 

Jun 02, 2016

Zohar Weiman-Kelman on the intersections of Yiddish, translation, and the erotic. 

Jun 01, 2016

Vardit Lightstone shares an LGBTQ-inclusive vocabulary worksheet, along with a reflection on its creation. 

May 30, 2016