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New Merch: “Yiddish Is Dying" Inspirational Wall Calendar
The Editors
To celebrate the upcoming one-year anniversary of our ten-year anniversary, we are pleased to announce our new fundraising appeal, the “Yiddish is Dying” Inspirational Wall Calendar.
Feb 27, 2026
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You can now hear people crying in Yiddish in bars all over Berlin
Berlin Correspondent
Feb 27, 2026
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Controversy Over Mamdani's Declaration of Yiddish as THE Official Jewish Language
A. Reporter
Since swearing in as Mayor of New York City on Jan 1st, Zohran Mamdani has not wasted any time in declaring Yiddish THE official language of the Jewish people.
Feb 27, 2026
Blog
World Record: Yiddish Student Wins Leksikon Shpil in One Guess, Three Days in a Row
An Ekst-Profesioneler Oysforsh-Reporter
When you're a Yiddishist, if you put in the work, it’s not too hard to push the envelope.
Mar 13, 2025
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The Netflix Series the Shtetlcore Crowd Has Been Waiting For
Shanda Gramt
If you seek your shund on screen, look no further.
Mar 13, 2025
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Trump Signs Sweeping Executive Orders on Yiddish Language Planning
A. Reporter
Trump has shocked Yiddish linguists with a storm of executive orders, claiming expansive power over Yiddish.
Mar 13, 2025
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No, We Don’t Need to Talk About Shmuel Charney
The Editors
In geveb is announcing some changes in terminology and approach in light of the recent executive orders by the Ahasuerus administration.
Mar 13, 2025
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Pin the Hat on Sholem Shachne
Alona Bach
Play it today, or at least you should definitely play it in time for Peysekh.
Mar 23, 2024
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CFP[urim]: Farbinduckn Annual Conference (2025)
Alona Bach, Carolyn Beard, Cameron Bernstein, Sophia Shoulson, Sean Sidky and Jacob Hermant
Mar 23, 2024
Blog
Cerealized Yiddish: Good to the Last Dropkin
Tevye the Tiger and !ברױזט! טרעשטשעט! קנאַקט
.קינדער זײַנען פֿאַרליבט אין די סעריאַלס
Mar 23, 2024
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Briv Funem Arkhiv: Jessica Kirzner’s “The Beach” (1996) and Rokhl Fishman’s “Yam mikh arum” (1962)
Alona Beach
The newly-rediscovered “The Beach” (1996) is a striking early example of Yiddish writer, translator, editor, and teacher Jessica Kirzane’s non-Yiddish work.
Mar 23, 2024
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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.
Mar 05, 2023
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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.
Mar 04, 2023
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Printable Bronx Bohemian Fashion Paper Dolls
Alona Bach
Now you can play with your favorite Yiddish cultural figures!
Mar 03, 2023
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
Mar 16, 2022
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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.
Mar 16, 2022
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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.
Mar 16, 2022
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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.
Mar 16, 2022
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War of the Wordles
Malcom Marszmallow
Yeder vertl hot zikh zayn ertl (every Wordle finds its girdle)
Mar 16, 2022
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Yiddish Songs to Sing in the Shower
The Editors
We asked some experts, whose answers are dripping with wisdom.
Mar 16, 2022
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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.
Mar 16, 2022
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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.
Feb 25, 2021
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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.
Feb 22, 2021
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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.
Feb 17, 2021
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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.
Feb 17, 2021
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New Yiddish Productions on Broadway
We're restoring some Broadway musicals to their intended Yiddish originals.
Mar 20, 2019
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Medal Tally for Team Yiddishland at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
The Editors
Feb 27, 2018
Pedagogy
Teaching Guide for "Invitation to Participate: Teaching with Sholem Aleichem," by The Editors
Jessica Kirzane
Feb 27, 2018
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Announcing: Breytbord Nayes
The Editors
All the news that isn't fit for anyone to read, ever.
Mar 09, 2017
Texts & Translation
Yiddish Literature 100% Translated
Breaking News: Stop Translating!
Mar 09, 2017
Pedagogy
Yiddish Overtakes English as Most Widely Taught Language in the World
Breaking fake news! Yiddish most taught language in world.
Mar 09, 2017
Blog
Bernie Sanders redt af yidish
The Editors
Bernie Sanders, Democratic forerunner, speaks out on behalf of Yiddish underdogs.
Mar 23, 2016