Tag: yiddish

A rare Holocaust-era songbook compiled by Jewish refugees and survivors has been translated into English and published for the...

A Kadimah Yiddish Theatre review by Alex First We are in Poland in 1870. Yentl (Amy Hack) is driven by...

Jonathan S. Tobin: Ruth Wisse’s new memoir tells of the flowering of Jewish literature and of witnessing the miracle of Israel. But she is just as interested in the revival of antisemitism and Jewish indifference or complicity in the war on their own people.

According to the website, some 10,000 students have already signed up to learn Yiddish.

Michael Kuttner: Yiddish is a most expressive language which often defies perfect translation into English as well as conveying its emotional intent.

Sydney's The Australian Jewish Historical Society is preparing to send 4000 books in Yiddish to a central Yiddish book centre in Massachusetts.