“purim”
Blog
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
Blog
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
Blog
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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A Purim Letter from the Editors: Hamans Never Triumph
Jessica Kirzane and The Editors
If you arrived at In geveb’s Purim issue reluctantly because you are not in the mood for laughter, Purim offers an outlet for other feelings as well, such as rage, hope, and despair.
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
Blog
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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In geveb's 120 under 120
The Editors
Welcome to In geveb's 120 under 120 list, our annual selection of movers and shakers in the Yiddish world—all of them under 120 years of age!
Mar 09, 2020
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Raisin’ New Voices: An Evening at the Release Party for the New-ish Journal of Jewish Politics, Jewish Raisins
The Editors
Mar 09, 2020
Blog
New Yiddish Productions on Broadway
We're restoring some Broadway musicals to their intended Yiddish originals.
Mar 20, 2019
Texts & Translation
פֿון מגילה לידער
Excerpts from Itsik Manger's Megile Lider (Megillah Poems)
Itzik Manger
Translation by Hershl Hartman
The Book of Esther as reimagined by Itsik Manger
Feb 28, 2018
Blog
Medal Tally for Team Yiddishland at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
The Editors
Feb 27, 2018
Texts & Translation
גאָר-אַוטאָמאַטעד טראַנסלאַטיאָן מאַשין
Fully-Automated Translation Machine
The Editors
Translation by Google Translate
Feb 27, 2018
Pedagogy
Teaching Guide for "Invitation to Participate: Teaching with Sholem Aleichem," by The Editors
Jessica Kirzane
Feb 27, 2018
Blog
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
Yiddish Lives! Loshn of the Living Dead
Saul Noam Zaritt and The Editors
Yiddish is Dead! Yiddish is Alive! Yiddish is the Living Dead?
Mar 09, 2017
Blog
Introducing YiddishSpa! A New Yiddish Program for Summer 2017
Dory Fox
In geveb announces the opening of a new summer sanatorium, for Yiddishists looking to improve their language skills while taking the cure.
Mar 09, 2017
Texts & Translation
אין צײַט פֿון פֿאַרנומענעם פּױלן
In Occupied Poland
Moyshe Aftergut
Translation by Shifra Epstein
A summary of the first pirem-shpil or “Purim play” written, produced and performed by Bobover Hasidim in the United States after the Second World War.
Feb 14, 2017
Blog
Fin der redaktsiye: In geveb to Switch to Galitsianer Standard Yiddish
The Editors
After much deliberation, and lobbying from the Peylish Caucus, the In geveb Editorial Board has resolved to use Galitsianer Standard Yiddish going forward.
Mar 23, 2016
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Yiddish Revival Declared a Success
The Editors
In a shocking turn of events on the eve of Pirim, Yiddish has been declared fully revived!
Mar 23, 2016
Blog
Bernie Sanders redt af yidish
The Editors
Bernie Sanders, Democratic forerunner, speaks out on behalf of Yiddish underdogs.
Mar 23, 2016
Blog
Yehoash’s Scroll: A Calligraphed Megiles Ester
Shifra Epstein
In honor of Purim, a fine calligraphed scroll of Yehoash's translation into Yiddish of the Book of Esther, completed by the poet's daughter Chava.
Mar 22, 2016
Texts & Translation
חנניה, מישאל ועזריה בתוך כּבֿשן־האש
Ḥananiah, Mishael and Azariah in the Fiery Furnace (The Daniel-Shpil)
Translation by Shifra Epstein
A new translation of a purim-shpil performed by the Bobover Hasidim in New York in 1987 with audio and photographs of the performance offers a unique glimpse into contemporary hasidic culture.
Nov 03, 2015