This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. It’s not every day that Yiddish dialectology becomes the subject of intense debate on Facebook and Twitter. But that’s just what happened ...
In a unique course this spring, Yiddish scholar Leyzer Burko will explore the rich dialect of Ukrainian-Yiddish, once widely spoken not just in Ukraine, but in Romania, Moldova and Poland.
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 ...
The Yiddish Arts and Academics Association of North America (YAAANA)’s Winter Intensive Yiddish Language & Culture Program has prepared a new lineup of language courses, reading circles and ...
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 ...
The origin of Yiddish, the millennium old language of Ashkenazic Jews, is something which linguists have questioned for decades. Yiddish is thought to have been invented by Iranian and Ashkenazic Jews ...
For about six months in 2018, I spent every Thursday night alone in Siberia. It wasn’t nearly as cold or desolate as its namesake, especially after the longtime New Orleans dive bar underwent a ...
In his precise, already canonical The Meaning of Yiddish (University of California Press, 1990), Israeli-American scholar Benjamin Harshav recalled how Max Weinreich (1894-1969), author of the ...
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Why children are singing in Yiddish in Rio de Janeiro
By the time the children began singing in Yiddish on their own at a playground in Rio de Janeiro, Sonia Kramer realized ...
"Indecent" cast members, including Richard Topol (far left) and Katrina Lenk (far right), learned a new language for the show. Carol Rosegg You don’t have to be Jewish to love Yiddish. It’s the only ...
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