Tucked on the top floor of a warehouse in an ungentrified stretch of Long Island City, a block from the mouth of the Queens ...

The linguistics major discovered his interest in Yiddish poetry through his coursework at Brandeis. After taking Yiddish courses with professor Ellen Kellman, Bernstein continued to pursue his ...

One of the smash hits of New York’s thriving Yiddish theater scene in the early 20th century grappled with socio-political ...

"The Great Dictionary of the Yiddish Language," an original chamber opera, premieres at YIVO, dramatizing the post-Holocaust effort to preserve Yiddish through language. (New York Jewish Week) — In ...

I first fell in love with Jewish languages as a Fulbright fellow at Tel Aviv University. I was fascinated by the many ...

To BE or not to be — ” The actor pauses for effect, then moves downstage. “Let it be, that’s what we paid for!” shouts an old man in the orchestra. Othello gestures to Desdemona, boards a gondola — ...

The city, once home to thousands of Jewish refugees, will be one of the first places in East Asia where the songs are brought ...

Columnist Gilda Dangot-Simpkin writes of her mother, a Holocaust survivor from Poland who was filled with worldly advice.

The Duolingo learning app on Tuesday is adding a new language to its offerings: Yiddish. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. It's the ...

There was an unusual event in Haifa the other day. Muhammad Sharif Odeh, the leader of the Israeli community of the Ahmadiyya sect of Islam, announced the 25th anniversary of an Ahmadiyya-sponsored ...

Leslie Katz led a team that explored the intersection of tech and culture, plus all manner of awe-inspiring science, from space to AI and archaeology. When she's not smithing words, she's probably ...

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