“contemporary yiddish”

אַ נײַער ראָמאַן פֿון עמיל קאַלין באַקענט אונדז מיט אַ מוזע, אַן אַנטיהעלדינע

A new novel by Emil Kalin introduces us to a muse, an anti-hero

Apr 28, 2026

A conversation with the compiler and editor of the new Leksikon fun der haynttsaytiker yidisher literatur.

Mar 24, 2026

A conversation about Yiddish, theater, the value we place on the past, and the need to grapple with it.

Jun 05, 2025

Drawing from a kaleidoscopic range of sources in his work, Weiser engages in vibrant dialogue with voices from the past while building innovative sonic worlds for contemporary audiences.

Jan 13, 2025

I badly wanted The Last Yiddish Speaker to be an American Jewish meditation on American Jewish safety that used Yiddish to pull our political imaginations toward new horizons.

Oct 23, 2024

The continuing relevance of Yiddish in Berlin highlights Yiddish not only as a means of communication but as a symbol of cultural and political resistance.

Oct 16, 2024

What Andreas Mühe's Mischpoche beckons is a Yiddish kvetsh—someone to squeeze the term, pinch and press it, articulate where the stress should fall.

May 28, 2024

Oct 24, 2022

Arele Viswanath shares the challenges and innovations of translating Harry Potter into Yiddish.

Feb 16, 2022

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

The hosts of two beloved Yiddish podcasts chat about how they came to create their programs, with a bilingual transcript.

Oct 13, 2021

The phenomenon of Corona songs in the frum world shows us that something quite new is happening with regard to Hasidic music.

Apr 08, 2021

Bilingual reflections compiled by Zackary Sholem Berger and authored by Berger, Sara Feldman, and Anthony Russell, Jewish activists who took part in recent Black Lives Matter protests.

Jun 19, 2020