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A Yiddish chorus in Sao Paulo, Brazil finds its voice again
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A folksy approach to this year's Yiddish symposium in Amsterdam
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (153+ words) " 21" " " " " " " ", " " " " " " " " ". " " ", " " " " " " " " " "? " 20 " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " ". " ", " " 2026 " " " " " " " " " ", " ", " " " " " ". " " " " " " " " ". " " " " " " " " " " " " " ", " ". " " " ", " ", " " " " " ", " " " " " " " " " " ". " " " " " " " " " " ": " ", ", ". " " " " " ". " " ", " " " " " " " ". " " " " " " " " " ". " " " " ". " " " " " " " " " " " ". " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " ". " " " " " " " " " " " " " " ". " " " " " " "! " " ". " " " " " " " " " " " " " ", " " " " " " " " " ". " " " " " " " " ". " " " " " " " " " " " " ". " " " " " " " " " " " " " ", " " " " " " " ". " " " " " " " " " " " " " " ". " " " " " " " " " ", " " " " " " " " ", " " " " " " "....
An important Yiddish learning tool has been added to the Forward website
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (369+ words) By Rukhl Schaechter June 11, 2025 As many visitors to the Forverts (the Yiddish section of the Forward) know, you can get an immediate English translation to almost all words you find in the Yiddish-language articles. Just click on the word and…...
How young people once used Yiddish personal ads to find a partner
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (689+ words) Among the many newspapers that were printed in Yiddish in Eastern Europe, one focused exclusively on helping people, mostly men, find a spouse. Called "Lands-shadkhn" ("Land Matchmaker"), it included dozens of paid advertisements by young people embracing these novel" "matchmakers....
VIDEO: A creative way to make Yiddish come alive in the classroom
3+ week, 5+ day ago (93+ words) " " " " " ", " " " Courtesy of Lesley Turner " ", " " " " " " " ", " " " " " ". " ", " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " ". " " " " " " " " " " " " ". " " " " " " ", " " ": " " " ", " ". " " " " " " " ", " " " " " " ". " " " " ", " ", " " " " " ", " " " " " " " " " ". ", " " " " " ", " " ": " " " " " " " " " ", " " " " " " " " " ". " " " 1916 " " " " " " " " " " ". " " " " " " " " ". " " " " " " " ", " " " " ", " " " ". " " " " " " " " " " " " ", " " " " ". " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " ". ", " " " " ", " " ". ", " " ", " " " ". We hope you appreciated this article. Before you go, we'd like to ask you to please support the Forward's independent Jewish news. We've helped five generations of American Jews make sense of the news and the…...
A farewell to Hampshire College, site of my Yiddish awakening
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (128+ words) The author makes an auspicious debut on the cover of "The Book Peddler." Courtesy of Chana Pollack By Chana Pollack April 15, 2026 Zay gezunt Hampshire College. That"s where as an undergrad student worker, I first studied Yiddish at the OG…...
Forverts podcast episode 12: Languages
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (52+ words) " " " " " " " " " " ", Yiddish With Rukhl. " " " " ". " " " " " ". " ", " " " " " ", " " " " " " " " " "? " " " " " " ". " " " " " " " " " " " " "? " " " ". " " " " " ". " " " ", " " " ". " " " " " " ". " " " " " " " " " ". " " " " " " " " 24 " " ", " " " " " ". We hope you appreciated this article. Before you go, we'd like to ask you to please support the Forward's independent Jewish news. All donations are still being matched by the Forward Board - up to $100, 000 until April 24. " " " " " " ", " " " " " " " " " " " ", " " " " " " " " ". Support…...
'If Yiddish isn't safe at Brandeis, where is it safe?"
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (823+ words) Update on July 12, 2025: This story has been updated from its original version to reflect new developments in the saga of Yiddish at Brandeis." During a lull in the middle of a summertime shift at Jersey Mike's, Ian Jacobs, a rising…...
From shtetl to synth: How Yiddish electronica found its rhythm
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (371+ words) By Judah Sussman November 11, 2025 Yiddish music has always evolved " from the shtetl to the stage, and now to the synth. For some time now a" new wave of artists has been bringing its spirit into the digital age. Across clubs…...
A new book of contemporary Yiddish poetry with Russian translations
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (149+ words) " " " " " " " " " " " " ", " " " " " " " ", " " " " " " ", " ", " " " " " " ", " " " "." " " " " " " " " ". " " " " " " " " " " " " " " ", " " " " " " " " " " " " ". " " " " " " " " ", " " " " " " ". " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " ". ", " " " " ", " " " ". " " " " " " " " " " ", ", ". " " " " " " " ". " " " " " " " " ", " " " " " ", " " " " " " " "." We hope you appreciated this article. Before you go, we'd like to ask you to please support the Forward's independent Jewish news this Passover. This is a moment of great uncertainty for the news media, for the Jewish people, and…...