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A German museum aimed to honor Jewish wit. The result is downright demeaning.
The installation in Munich is an ill-conceived attempt to honor the Jewish humor of millions of Yiddish speakers murdered by ...
Yirmiyahu Danzig (aka @that_semite on Instagram and @Unpacked on YouTube), an Israeli Jewish rights and anti-racism activist ...
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Maria Ka’s cosmic Yiddish music — from punk grit to starlight
Ka’s music steers clear of nostalgia. She speaks with playful candor about her dislike of traditional klezmer, preferring ...
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Hannah Senesh’s example of Jewish pride and sacrifice gains renewed attention in our anxious era
New books and a National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene play reclaim the poet-parachutist for an era marked by antisemitism and moral drift, writes a rabbi and author.
A push to revitalise Yiddish and its cultural traditions has gained momentum in Germany, the very place where the Nazi regime ...
What most Americans know of Yiddish is some strange sounding words (schnorer, tchatchke, fresser), and concepts like maven (expert), chutzpah (nerve), and kibitz (to look on and offer unwarranted ...
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Yiddish life in prewar Eastern Europe comes alive on this website
On a quiet corner of the internet, a new website asks us to listen. That site — “ — is more than a digital exhibit; it’s an act of cultural restitution. Each page restores the sound, movement and ...
The Off Broadway shows “Hannah Senesh,” “Jewish Plot” and “Playing Shylock” take stock of discussions around casting and ...
In the early 20th century, Camp Nitgedaiget was a haven for like-minded Jewish immigrants and workers. An exhibit at the ...
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There's a grain silo behind the house, and a chicken pen across the road. On a shallow rise above the fields, a shed that stores crates of garlic. This upstate farm looks like any other, except the ...
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