“palestine”
Review
Review of Boom and Chains: A Yiddish Novel Set in Israel/Palestine by Hanan Ayalti. Translated by Adi Mahalel
Yael Chaver
This is a welcome translation of an important Yiddish novel.
May 15, 2026
Blog
They're Here: Protest Songs for Palestine
Lawrence Rosenwald
It would be pleasant for me, as a singer, literary critic, and Yiddishist, to review LIDER MIT PALESTINE apolitically. But that is not possible.
Dec 18, 2025
Review
The Vanguard of Their Peoples: Reflections following Gali Drucker Bar-Am, I Am Your Dust: Representations of the Israeli Experience in Yiddish Prose, 1948-1967, translated by Natalie Melzer
Shachar Pinsker
We are discovering that the story of Yiddish in Palestine/Israel is vast, complex, and utterly fascinating, and it’s being written not (yet) by a novelist or filmmaker, but by a group of scholars, librarians, archivists, and translators who stitch the narrative together like a patchwork. Gali Drucker Bar-Am’s book—published in Hebrew in 2021 and in English translation in 2024—adds an important chapter to the story.
Jun 26, 2025
Blog
My Yiddishist Friend Went to Israel and the West Bank: Personal Reflections
Zackary Sholem Berger
A bilingual reflection.
Oct 28, 2024
Blog
Brivkestl: Call for Responses to our Publishing about the Israel-Gaza war
Notes from the Editors
What do you think about our coverage in relation to the war in Gaza? Let us know.
Feb 27, 2024
Pedagogy
Resources for Teaching about Israel/Palestine
Jessica Kirzane and Shachar Pinsker
As the war in Israel/Palestine continues to unfold, we aim to support our readers, many of whom are teachers and students of Yiddish, as they look for ways to learn about and discuss these events in mame-loshn.
Oct 25, 2023
Blog
Shtisel’s Ghosts: The Politics of Yiddish in Israeli Popular Culture
Shayna Weiss
An Israeli TV show about the Hasidic Shtisel family explores the country's complicated language politics.
Mar 06, 2016