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Onbotn fun robotn: Futures for Algorithmic Yiddishkayt

Alona Robach

The Di robotn conference celebrated the legacy of bots in the Yiddish corpus, dreaming of futures for robots in the Yiddishist world.

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YIVO Finds More Archival Documents in Biden Home

A. Reporter

This latest discovery comes at a time when a staggering number of long-lost Yiddish documents have been showing up in the homes of prominent politicians.

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Printable Bronx Bohemian Fashion Paper Dolls

Alona Bach

Now you can play with your favorite Yiddish cultural figures!

Texts & Translation

אַ באַנקעט פֿאַר יוסף ראָלניק

A Banquet for Joseph Rolnik

Miriam Karpilove

Translation by Jessica Kirzane

a snippet of Miriam Karpilove's snark

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Shomer Aleichem: The Facts of A Life

Sonia Gollance and Pamela Brenner

This essay offers for the first time infor­ma­tion ver­i­fied by our own comedic sensibilities about Shomer Aleichem’s significant and influential corpus.

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Announcing In geveb’s New Subscription Model

The Editors

We decided it was high time to make a little money off of you.

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Call for Papers: Kol Ish: Reclaiming Men’s Voices

Malka Radbitch, The Evelyn Lang College for Liberal Arts, The Nu School and Erna Glants-Leyeles, Columbia University

What is the role of men writers in the development of Yiddish literature? For too long, men writers have been neglected by literary critics, scholars, and cultural institutions.

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War of the Wordles

Malcom Marszmallow

Yeder vertl hot zikh zayn ertl (every Wordle finds its girdle)

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Yiddish Songs to Sing in the Shower

The Editors

We asked some experts, whose answers are dripping with wisdom.

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In praise of “איז”, a Loveable, Adorable, but also Tragic Yiddish Word With Many Meanings

The Editors

The word איז is both funny and sad, like Yiddish itself. It comes from somewhere in Eastern Europe.

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Asch Wednesday at the White House

Sonia Gollance

On Wednesday, February 26, President Joseph R. Biden announced in a press briefing that he will be hosting Asch Wednesday 2022 at the White House.

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From Glitches to Gold: Innovative Pedagogy in the Virtual Classroom

Jessica Kirzane

Technology glitches and COVID-era difficulties are opportunities to be creative and think on our toes.

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Top Six Jewish Space Leyzers

The Editors

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The Fully Authentic Final Exam for Elementary Yiddish I

Asya Schulman and Jessica Kirzane

An innovative series of authentic real-world speaking and writing prompts for students finishing their first semester of Yiddish.

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Briv funem Arkhiv: A Peek Inside Our Inbox

The Editors

While we usually conceive of the archive as a place to learn about the past, today we’re looking at a repository that can tell us about the place of Yiddish in today’s world full of rapid digital communication… and spam.

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New Yiddish Productions on Broadway

We're restoring some Broadway musicals to their intended Yiddish originals.

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A Bintl Blitz-Briv

Worthy, Esteemed Editors

Announcing our new advice column. 

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Announcing: Breytbord Nayes

The Editors

All the news that isn't fit for anyone to read, ever. 

Texts & Translation

Yiddish Literature 100% Translated

Breaking News: Stop Translating! 

Pedagogy

Yiddish Overtakes English as Most Widely Taught Language in the World

Breaking fake news! Yiddish most taught language in world. 

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Bernie Sanders redt af yidish

The Editors

Bernie Sanders, Democratic forerunner, speaks out on behalf of Yiddish underdogs.